Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 906 · 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: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
10. 10.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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