Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 19 · 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: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚦 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
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so

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