Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 398 · 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? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.👍 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) yes, always (d) only on weekends
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes

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