Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 482 · 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? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
7. 7.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
11. 11.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
19. 19.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (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) True (b) False

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