Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 829 · 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 happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
16. 16.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning

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