Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 895 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure

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