Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 734 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
4. 4.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
14. 14.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice

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