Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 627 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
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 is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
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.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.👍 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
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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