Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 163 · 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) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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