Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 235 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it

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