Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 927 · 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: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🍀 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) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
25. 25.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are

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