Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

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

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