Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 672 · 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 thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.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
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
30. 30.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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