Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 683 · 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) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
30. 30.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
33. 33.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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