Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 205 · 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) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.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
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
25. 25.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
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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