Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 365 · 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? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🍀 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) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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