Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 83 · 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.👍 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
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
15. 15.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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