Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 94 · 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: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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