Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 406 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🪤 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
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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