Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 486 · 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 numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
38. 38.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it

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