Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 230 · 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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
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: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
17. 17.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🍀 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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
32. 32.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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