Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 302 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.👍 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
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it

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