Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 82 · 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: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
3. 3.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.🪤 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

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