Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 214 · 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 cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
6. 6.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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