Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 754 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
4. 4.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm

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