Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 572 · 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 thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.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
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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