Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 350 · 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.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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