Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 958 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
18. 18.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
20. 20.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it

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