Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 522 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🍀 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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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