Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 714 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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