Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 981 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.🪤 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
25. 25.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
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it

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