Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 307 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.👍 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
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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