Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 913 · 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: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
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? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 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
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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