Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 821 · 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: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.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

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