Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 274 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 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

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