Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 288 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
31. 31.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree

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