Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 831 · 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 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
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
8. 8.👍 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
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 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
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.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
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast

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