Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 353 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
11. 11.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
39. 39.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it

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