Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 271 · 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: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
9. 9.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
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) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🍀 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
24. 24.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
30. 30.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it

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