Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 882 · 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.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it

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