Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 842 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it

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