Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 7 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
11. 11.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.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

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