Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 383 · 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? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking 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 “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it

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