Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 776 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
12. 12.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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