Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 479 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.🚦 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
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🐈 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
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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