Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 363 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🍀 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, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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