Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 31 · 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) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🪤 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
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
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 is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all

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