Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 133 · 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.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.👍 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
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
17. 17.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice

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