Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 167 · 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.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids