Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 475 · 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: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👍 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) only on weekends (d) yes, always
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice

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