Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 87 · 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) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.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
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
28. 28.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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