Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 973 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.👍 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
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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