Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 884 · 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.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.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
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it

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