Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

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

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