Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 989 · 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: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.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 rule book says so
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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