Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 932 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
6. 6.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
27. 27.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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