Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 15 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
14. 14.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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