Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 730 · 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) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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