Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 258 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 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) the rule book says so
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.🍀 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
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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