Critical thinking · lesson 14 of 24 · free

Drawing conclusions: does it follow? — Critical thinking for kids

If every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap, and Kabir is in the Blue House, then Kabir surely wears a blue cap. But if Diya wears a blue cap, is she in the Blue House? We can’t tell — others may wear blue caps too. Thinking “does this really follow?” protects you from jumping to wrong conclusions.

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Thinking tip

Sure, or just a guess? — “a rule about a group says nothing about anyone outside it”

  1. Rule: every member of a group does X. In the group → yes, for sure. Does NOT do X → no, for sure (not in the group).
  2. Does X → can’t tell (others may do X too). Not in the group → can’t tell (the rule says nothing about them).
  3. When the facts do not decide it, the honest answer is “can’t tell”.

Use it for: School rules, reading carefully, science results, arguments and “so it must be…” statements.

Worked example: 🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Nisha does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Nisha in the Blue House? → no, for sure

  1. Everyone in the Blue House wears a blue cap. Nisha does not.
  2. So Nisha cannot be in the Blue House.

Check: Try it: make one rule about your family (“Everyone in my family…”) and write a yes, a no and a can’t-tell question ✓

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