Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 454 · 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: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
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: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🚦 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
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🪤 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
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.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) many trials agree

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