Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 691 · 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) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🍀 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
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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