Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 930 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🪤 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
23. 23.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm

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