Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 231 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
17. 17.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
26. 26.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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