Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 125 · 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) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
3. 3.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
7. 7.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
22. 22.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it

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