Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 541 · 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: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
30. 30.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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