Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 998 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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