Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 781 · 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 thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.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
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
30. 30.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works

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