Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 34 · 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? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof

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