Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 464 · 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.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.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
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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