Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 773 · 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: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.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
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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