Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 455 · 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: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
22. 22.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once

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