Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 9 · 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: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
14. 14.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
22. 22.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me

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