Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 858 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
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) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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