Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 738 · 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) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
13. 13.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works

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