Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 361 · 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) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
12. 12.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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