Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 510 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
6. 6.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
31. 31.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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