Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 841 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
11. 11.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
19. 19.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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