Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 825 · 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 has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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