Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 726 · 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.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
11. 11.🚦 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
12. 12.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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