Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 650 · 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 was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
12. 12.🪤 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
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
31. 31.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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