Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 724 · 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? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
16. 16.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
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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