Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 195 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
12. 12.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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