Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 757 · 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: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 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

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