Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 755 · 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) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
16. 16.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
40. 40.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

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