Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 243 · 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) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
18. 18.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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