Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 249 · 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) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
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) it happened once
10. 10.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
14. 14.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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