Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 880 · 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, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
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) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
19. 19.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
32. 32.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it

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