Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 172 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” 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) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away

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