Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 37 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
18. 18.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
25. 25.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
32. 32.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm

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