Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 423 · 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: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
11. 11.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
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
15. 15.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
32. 32.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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