Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 210 · 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: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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