Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 318 · 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 thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
8. 8.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
10. 10.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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