Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 346 · 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) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
18. 18.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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