Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 955 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.👍 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
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it

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