Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 386 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
2. 2.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.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
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes

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