Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 830 · 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: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👍 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
14. 14.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
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 rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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