Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 323 · 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: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.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
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
16. 16.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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