Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 901 · 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.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
4. 4.🪤 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
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 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) tests show it works
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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