Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 241 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it

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