Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 509 · 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) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
31. 31.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.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

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