Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 277 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
7. 7.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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