Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 179 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
2. 2.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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