Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 233 · 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.👍 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
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.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
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.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
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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