Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 978 · 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 thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself

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