Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 349 · 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: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🍀 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) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure

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