Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 382 · 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? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
11. 11.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.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
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
34. 34.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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