Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 792 · 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: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
14. 14.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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