Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 142 · 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: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🍀 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚦 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
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
11. 11.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
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: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all

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