Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 156 · 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) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.👍 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
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
32. 32.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.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
37. 37.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it

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