Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 692 · 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 was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.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
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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