Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 526 · 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) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
12. 12.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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