Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 527 · 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? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it

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