1. ASSUMPTIONS Dave ROSS (Karori – Wellington) a ‘Train the Trainers’ Package

2. Assumption Assumption An assumption is a statement (true or false) which is to be taken as true for the purpose of the argument which follows. It is the act of assuming or taking for granted

3. Assumption Assumption think: expect, believe, or suppose put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation an estimate based on little or no information

4. Illusion Illusion

21. Assumption Assumption There are five frogs on a log and three of them decided to jump off. How many frogs would you have left on the log? How many frogs would you have left on the log?

22. Assumption Assumption There is a difference between deciding to jump and actually jumping! There is a difference between deciding to jump and actually jumping!

23. A man and his son were driving down the highway. A man and his son were driving down the highway. It was a cold miserable day; pouring rain, dark and difficult to see. Suddenly ….. SMASH! Suddenly ….. SMASH! A car slams into them. The father is killed instantly. A car slams into them. The father is killed instantly. Assumption Assumption

24. The boy is seriously injured and is rushed by ambulance to hospital. The boy is seriously injured and is rushed by ambulance to hospital. Due to the severity of the injuries, they ask the top surgeon to try to save him. Due to the severity of the injuries, they ask the top surgeon to try to save him. However looking down at the boy, the surgeon states: However looking down at the boy, the surgeon states: “ I cannot operate on him: this is my son”. Assumption Assumption

25. What is the relationship between the boy and the surgeon? Assumption Assumption

26. Was this logical or did you make an assumption? Assumption Assumption

27. It is fine spring day, blue sky, flowers and long grass. Standing in a open pasture are a Papa Bull and a Baby Bull. Which member of the family is missing? Assumption Assumption

28. How many members of each type of animal did Moses take on the Ark? How many members of each type of animal did Moses take on the Ark? Assumption Assumption

29. A man is wearing black – Black shoes, socks, trousers, jumper, gloves and a balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with it lights off! Assumption Assumption

30. Somehow the car manages to stop in time!. How did the driver see the man? How did the driver see the man? Assumption Assumption

31. You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? Logic Logic

32. If you overtake the last person, then you are...? Logic Logic

33. Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Add another 1000 Now add 10. What is the total? Did you get 5000? Logic Logic

34. You are the driver of a Bus. You stop on a corner and pick up 3 people. 2 nd stop 2 people get off and 5 get on. 3 rd stop 7 people get on and 4 get off. 4 th stop 3 get on and 6 get off. Last stop 3 get on and 5 get off. Logic Logic

35. To make it easy 3 -2 +5 +7 -4 +3 -6 +3 -5 How old is the Bus Driver? Logic Logic

36. Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter? Logic Logic

37. Three people go fishing – Two fathers and Two Sons. How is this possible? Logic Logic

38. A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done. Logic Logic

39. Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses. How does HE indicate what he wants? He just has to open his mouth and ask... Logic Logic

40. There is one word in the English Language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is that word? What is that word? Logic Logic

41. How much dirt would be in a hole 6 feet deep, 6 feet wide and 6 feet long that has been dug with a square edged shovel? Logic Logic

42. Memory Memory I’m going to read you a little poem entitled I’m going to read you a little poem entitled ‘The trouble with my sister’ Listen carefully because I will ask you some questions.

43. Memory Memory 1. He says his sister was truly what? 2. What was put in the fridge? 3. What did she steal? 4. What did the Hamster do? 5. What was in Mum’s stockings? 6. What happened to the pie? 7. What was in Granddad’s hat? 8. Who was slimey? 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

44. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. What was put in the fridge? 3. What did she steal? 4. What did the Hamster do? 5. What was in Mum’s stockings? 6. What happened to the pie? 7. What was in Granddad’s hat? 8. Who was slimey? 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

45. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. What did she steal? 4. What did the Hamster do? 5. What was in Mum’s stockings? 6. What happened to the pie? 7. What was in Granddad’s hat? 8. Who was slimey? 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

46. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. Shotgun. 4. What did the Hamster do? 5. What was in Mum’s stockings? 6. What happened to the pie? 7. What was in Granddad’s hat? 8. Who was slimey? 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

47. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. Shotgun. 4. Had fits. 5. What was in Mum’s stockings? 6. What happened to the pie? 7. What was in Granddad’s hat? 8. Who was slimey? 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

48. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. Shotgun. 4. Had fits. 5. Slugs 6. What happened to the pie? 7. What was in Granddad’s hat? 8. Who was slimey? 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

49. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. Shotgun. 4. Had fits. 5. Slugs 6. Blown to bits 7. What was in Granddad’s hat? 8. Who was slimey? 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

50. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. Shotgun. 4. Had fits. 5. Slugs 6. Blown to bits 7. Spit. 8. Who was slimey? 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

51. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. Shotgun. 4. Had fits. 5. Slugs 6. Blown to bits 7. Spit. 8. Toad. 9. What did she put in her mouth? 10. What did she do with it?

52. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. Shotgun. 4. Had fits. 5. Slugs 6. Blown to bits 7. Spit. 8. Toad. 9. Jelly. 10. What did she do with it?

53. Memory Memory 1. Awful. 2. Budgie. 3. Shotgun. 4. Had fits. 5. Slugs 6. Blown to bits 7. Spit. 8. Toad. 9. Jelly. 10. Gargled.

54. Memory Memory This was a simple exercise involving Short Term Memory. 1. What was the last number you dialled on a phone? 2. What did you have for Morning Tea yesterday? 3. What did you give your partner for Xmas last year?

55. Memory Memory 11. What was put in the pot first? 12. What followed? 13. What transported her around the room? 14. What happened to her facial features? 15. What feeling does he have for his sister? 16. What is her new vocation? 17. What did she do on the cat? 18. How did she cross the road? 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

56. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. What followed? 13. What transported her around the room? 14. What happened to her facial features? 15. What feeling does he have for his sister? 16. What is her new vocation? 17. What did she do on the cat? 18. How did she cross the road? 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

57. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. What transported her around the room? 14. What happened to her facial features? 15. What feeling does he have for his sister? 16. What is her new vocation? 17. What did she do on the cat? 18. How did she cross the road? 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

58. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. Hoover. 14. What happened to her facial features? 15. What feeling does he have for his sister? 16. What is her new vocation? 17. What did she do on the cat? 18. How did she cross the road? 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

59. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. Hoover. 14. Bent nose. 15. What feeling does he have for his sister? 16. What is her new vocation? 17. What did she do on the cat? 18. How did she cross the road? 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

60. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. Hoover. 14. Bent nose. 15. Likes her. 16. What is her new vocation? 17. What did she do on the cat? 18. How did she cross the road? 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

61. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. Hoover. 14. Bent nose. 15. Likes her. 16. Witch. 17. What did she do on the cat? 18. How did she cross the road? 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

62. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. Hoover. 14. Bent nose. 15. Likes her. 16. Witch. 17. Pirouette. 18. How did she cross the road? 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

63. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. Hoover. 14. Bent nose. 15. Likes her. 16. Witch. 17. Pirouette. 18. Ran. 19. How did she get the worms? 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

64. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. Hoover. 14. Bent nose. 15. Likes her. 16. Witch. 17. Pirouette. 18. Ran. 19. Dug them up. 20. What is the Uncle’s name?

65. Memory Memory 11. worms & toad 12. Bats blood & fur. 13. Hoover. 14. Bent nose. 15. Likes her. 16. Witch. 17. Pirouette. 18. Ran. 19. Dug them up. 20. Wilbur.

66. What do you see here?

67. What do you see? Two men in uniform One pair of Crutches Four parked cars ‘City Tour’ Tram 152

68. What do you see here?

70. There is only 1 face and that is on the rider of the white horse!

71. ‘Faces’ The previous slides may be fun to search out what your mind sees, or thinks it sees, but what was the real scene? but what was the real scene?

72. Assumptions Assumptions can create problems. Assumptions and non-truths should be avoided at all times. Reassess and self-check what you have seen for accuracy. Remember these slides and remember that your brain will always try to trick you.

73. The BIG ‘Thank You’ Thanks for being a volunteer Thanks for helping to make your Communities safe Thanks for caring enough to attend this Training