Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 380 · 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) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.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
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it

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