Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 114 · 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 fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🚦 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.👍 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
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
22. 22.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
29. 29.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 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) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it

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