Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 759 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” 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) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
35. 35.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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