--- title: Thinking traps are thoughts that feel like facts but bend the truth,… — Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★ · tree and pragmatics description: Thinking traps are thoughts that feel like facts but bend the truth, and they are loudest at night: "always" and "never" thinking ("I ALWAYS mess up"), worst-case thinking (one bad mark becomes "I'll fail everything"), mind reading ("they all think I'm weird"), fortune telling ("the new school will --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/0/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/) / [Olympiad: thinking traps and what help…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/) / 0 # Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★, sentence 0 Thinking traps are thoughts that feel like facts but bend the truth, and they are loudest at night: "always" and "never" thinking ("I ALWAYS mess up"), worst-case thinking (one bad mark becomes "I'll fail everything"), mind reading ("they all think I'm weird"), fortune telling ("the new school will be awful") and blaming yourself for things you didn't control ("Mum and Dad split up because of me"). **Who acts:** Thinking traps, thoughts, traps, one bad mark, I, new school · **What happens:** think, be, feel, bend, not think, mess up · **To what, where:** thoughts, truth, everything, yourself, things · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of the lesson «Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Thinking traps, thoughts, traps, one bad mark), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = school:reflection:032-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first.lesson:0 # text = Thinking traps are thoughts that feel like facts but bend the truth, and they are loudest at night: "always" and "never" thinking ("I ALWAYS mess up"), worst-case thinking (one bad mark becomes "I'll fail everything"), mind reading ("they all think I'm weird"), fortune telling ("the new school will be awful") and blaming yourself for things you didn't control ("Mum and Dad split up because of me"). # source = school lesson (ours) # course = reflection # lesson = 032-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first.lesson # annotation = Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×2, R6-punct-agree ×4, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×1 1 Thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 compound _ _ 2 traps trap NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 thoughts thought NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 5 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 feel feel VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 like like ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ 9 but but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 bend bend VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=6:conj|HaikuPos=VERB:VB:VerbForm=Inf 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 15 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 17 loudest loud ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 4 conj _ _ 18 at at ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 20 : : PUNCT : _ 28 punct _ _ 21 " " PUNCT `` _ 22 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=28:punct 22 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 28 advmod _ _ 23 " " PUNCT '' _ 22 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 25 " " PUNCT `` _ 26 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=28:punct 26 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 28 advmod _ _ 27 " " PUNCT '' _ 26 punct _ _ 28 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 17 conj _ _ 29 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 33 punct _ _ 30 " " PUNCT `` _ 33 punct _ _ 31 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 32 ALWAYS always ADV RB PronType=Tot 33 advmod _ _ 33 mess mess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 parataxis _ Agree=R7-rel-agree|Haiku=28:ccomp 34 up up ADP RP _ 33 compound:prt _ _ 35 " " PUNCT '' _ 33 punct _ _ 36 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 33 punct _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 worst bad ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 40 amod _ _ 39 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 38 punct _ _ 40 case case NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 compound _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=28:obl 41 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 28 conj _ _ 42 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 46 punct _ _ 43 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 45 nummod _ _ 44 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 mark mark NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nsubj _ _ 46 becomes become VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 parataxis _ _ 47 " " PUNCT `` _ 50 punct _ _ 48 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 49 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 50 fail fail VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 ccomp _ _ 51 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 50 obj _ _ 52 " " PUNCT '' _ 50 punct _ _ 53 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 46 punct _ _ 54 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 55 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 compound _ _ 56 reading read VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 28 advcl _ _ 57 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 61 punct _ _ 58 " " PUNCT `` _ 61 punct _ _ 59 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 60 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 61 advmod _ _ 61 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 parataxis _ _ 62 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ _ 63 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 64 cop _ _ 64 weird weird ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 61 ccomp _ _ 65 " " PUNCT '' _ 61 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=64:punct 66 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 61 punct _ _ 67 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 68 fortune fortune NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 conj _ _ 69 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 56 conj _ _ 70 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 77 punct _ _ 71 " " PUNCT `` _ 77 punct _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 73 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 74 amod _ _ 74 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 nsubj _ _ 75 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 77 aux _ _ 76 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 77 cop _ _ 77 awful awful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 parataxis _ _ 78 " " PUNCT '' _ 77 punct _ _ 79 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 77 punct _ _ 80 and and CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 81 blaming blame VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 69 conj _ _ 82 yourself yourself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 81 obj _ _ 83 for for ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 81 obl _ _ 85 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 88 nsubj _ _ 86 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 88 aux _ _ 87 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 88 advmod _ _ 88 control control VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 84 acl:relcl _ _ 89 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 91 punct _ _ 90 " " PUNCT `` _ 91 punct _ _ 91 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 parataxis _ _ 92 and and CCONJ CC _ 94 cc _ _ 93 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 91 conj _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=94:nsubj|HaikuPos=PROPN:NNP:Number=Sing 94 split split VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 91 conj _ _ 95 up up ADP RP _ 94 compound:prt _ _ 96 because because ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 98 case _ _ 97 of of ADP IN _ 96 fixed _ _ 98 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 94 obl _ _ 99 " " PUNCT '' _ 94 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=91:punct 100 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 91 punct _ _ 101 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} No stored speech act for this sentence. | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | Thinking traps | thoughts | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **feel** | present | thoughts | | | | | like facts | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like fact=Theme | | 4 | **bend** | present | thoughts *not said here* | the truth | | | | | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent truth=Material | | 5 | **is** | present | traps *= trap* | | | | night | loud *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | gerund | traps *= trap* *not said here* | | | | | always *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 7 | **mess up** *in a quote* | present | traps *= trap* | | | | | always *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | traps *= trap* *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **become** | present | one bad mark | | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **fail** *in a quote* | future | I | everything | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Eventuality | | 11 | **read** | gerund | traps *= trap* *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 12 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present | traps *= trap* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **is** *in a quote* | present | traps *= trap* | | | | | weird *property* | tree rules | | 14 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | traps *= trap* *not said here* | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 15 | **is** *in a quote* | future | the new school | | | | | awful *property* | tree rules | | 16 | **blame** | gerund | traps *= trap* *not said here* | yourself | | | | for things | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme for thing=Attribute | | 17 | **not** **control** | past · do-support | you | things *not said here* | | | | | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme | | 18 | **split up** *in a quote* | past | traps *= trap* *not said here* | | | | | because traps *= trap* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)**, as the whole of Mova corpus 0.4, of which this treebank (the agreed school, `mova-school-agreed-en.conllu`) is part. The lessons were written for Mova's primary school. Sentence `school:reflection:032-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first.lesson:0`. **The tree:** Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×2, R6-punct-agree ×4, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×1. **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the lesson read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence. 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