Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 319 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
15. 15.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
17. 17.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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