Many times I like to find the flaws in the problems. Like the one I will demonstrate to you which my friend Banta explained to me.
If the professor sasy that next week there is a Surprise quiz. Then Banta argues that there will not be any quiz next week!
His argument goes like this. If its a surprise quiz then it can't be on Friday because till thursday there is no quiz mean then Firday there will be a surprise quiz and its no more surprise. As we know damn sure there is a quiz. Then if Friday there is no quiz then on Thursday there can't be a surprise quiz because till wednesday there is no quiz then on Thursday it will not be a quiz.( As Friday there will not be a quiz. )
Then by similar argument there will not be a surprise quiz on Wednesday, Tuesday and Monday! Voila!( bad usage )Then next week there isnt any quiz.
Now where is the Flaw?
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Monday, August 22, 2005
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ok the reasoning itself is the solution to the flaw. because for those extra intelligent persons who reason this way, they will not be expecting any test to be conducted at all -- the reason as u explained.and then if there was a test, that person would not be expecting it because he has reasoned that there will be no test!! so there you go it is a surprise test after all..
That was the worst explaination I everheard!
I am sorry dude!
thanks...
The explanation started proving that test can't be on friday as till thursday there wasn't any test. But this assumption can't stand on its own, unless prior you prove there wasn't a test till Thursday. Hence the proof is a contradiction. Also buddy, week will not start and end backwards na?
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