Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 284 · 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: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
26. 26.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
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) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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