Hayden Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I think the main problem with your "question" is that it's a statement. God help every one of you that couldn't put their finger on why the "question" was "worded poorly." Ironically, I would have said that it was "poorly phrased". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seachmall Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 You have both the definitions of paradox AND trick question confused. A trick question is worded in a way that is, for one, a question at all. This is achieved by putting forth a request of information, and ending said request with a question mark (?). An example of a question is, "What is a computer?" Furthermore, a trick question (also known as a logical fallacy) is a question that presupposes something that hasn't been proven or accepted by the person you are asking, not simply providing a list of wrong answers. Yes, my use of the word question was wrong, but thats pretty irrelevant to the point. It was originaly a question but I altered it before posting to make it easier to read. For example, your question (when worded correctly) it very answerable. "What is a computer?" A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. A trick question is something along the lines of, "Who is the King of France?" or "Are you still beating your wife?" In the first case, there is no answer, since there is no King of France. There is however, a place called France, which often leads people into attempting to answer the question despite there being no real answer, and the question itself being flawed logically. The second question assumes the person you're asking has a wife and has in the past beaten her. Whether the person answers yes or no, they have admitted to previously beating their wife.By trick question I was obviously reffering to your first example, which it qualifies as. Would the following better suit your grammatical fetish? Is a computer a dog, a man or neither and this is a trick question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statutory Ray Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 In that case it's not a trick question or a paradox, just a silly question used as an excuse to make a silly topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyapu Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 If only time travel was simple as it was in the 80's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drag_Drift Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 If only time travel was simple as it was in the 80's We have Dr. Emmet L. Brown to reference that you know. he's Indi now. Make that referencer Ronnyboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vininfinite Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 P.S. Feel free to add your own paradoxes. GOD spelt backwards is DOG, so god himself must lie in a dogs ass. Correct? Anyway, what you're asking isn't a paradox it's just a dumb question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin2006rhs Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Oh oh...I can match that "paradox"... 1+1= a. baseball b. automobile Its not a f*ckin paradox. Its just not giving proper answers for a multiple choice question. This reminds me of a state assessment test that I had to take in high school. All the answer booklets got mixed up and were distributed with the wrong question booklets. All of the answers were wrong making the class, as a whole, look like retards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Not sure what you call this but: Dogs = Awesome Milk = Awesome* Therefor, Dogs = Milk. *I don't care if you're lactose intolerant, dairy milk is still awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 *I don't care if you're lactose intolerant, dairy milk is still awesome. I also love milk. Unfortunately, I am canine intolerant. Whenever I eat dog I break out in hives and get an erection that lasts around 36 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 *I don't care if you're lactose intolerant, dairy milk is still awesome. I also love milk. Unfortunately, I am canine intolerant. Whenever I eat dog I break out in hives and get an erection that lasts around 36 hours. Seems more like a fetish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin2006rhs Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 *I don't care if you're lactose intolerant, dairy milk is still awesome. I also love milk. Unfortunately, I am canine intolerant. Whenever I eat dog I break out in hives and get an erection that lasts around 36 hours. I'd hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 No... no, wait! I meant eating pussy! f*ck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_Knife Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Not sure what you call this but: Dogs = Awesome Milk = Awesome* Therefor, Dogs = Milk. *I don't care if you're lactose intolerant, dairy milk is still awesome. You're trying to use a mathematical relation (transitivity) on words. No dice. "You can play faster than Al Di Meola and do it with only one pinky, but if you're not listening to what is going on around you, you might as well just shut up" isn't your croth suppose to be erecting when you have an orgasm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Not sure what you call this but: Dogs = Awesome Milk = Awesome* Therefor, Dogs = Milk. *I don't care if you're lactose intolerant, dairy milk is still awesome. You're trying to use a mathematical relation (transitivity) on words. No dice. Hey now, no need for you to take your unhappiness out on me, chappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seachmall Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) Oh oh...I can match that "paradox"... 1+1= a. baseball b. automobile Well thats not at all like the question, you're missing the third option. At this stage I'd also like to mention that last night I was ever-so slightly stoned. Also, Hayden, Thats the problem of induction, or at least one of the variants of it. You're inducing that dogs are milk based on two seperate observations and then applying them to eachother. Edited November 29, 2008 by Seachmall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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