Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 774 · 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: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 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
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 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
7. 7.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it

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