Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 416 · 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 happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🚦 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
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.🍀 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
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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