Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 99 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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