Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 828 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👍 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) only on weekends (d) yes, always
30. 30.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🍀 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
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.🪤 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

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