Question Ghost of Forums Past fucked around with this message on 05-27-2010 at 02:12 PM.
1) There are no Pacs in the room. Therefore there are no Quoo in the room. (True/False/Unknown)
2) There are no Quoo in the room. Therefore there are no Pacs in the room. (True/False/Unknown)
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
1. We do not know if all Quoos are also all Pacs. Therefore, we lack a neccesary bit of information for statement 1.
2. As all Pacs are Quoo, this statement is true.
Am I missing something here?
Sticks and Wood both exist.
All Sticks are made of Wood.
1)There are no sticks in the room, therefore there is no wood in the room.
2)There is no wood in the room, therefore there are no sticks in the room.
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And coming in at #1 is Blindy with "Reply." I'm Casey Casem.
This is so much easier with actual terms.Sticks and Wood both exist.
All Sticks are made of Wood.1)There are no sticks in the room, therefore there is no wood in the room.
2)There is no wood in the room, therefore there are no sticks in the room.
There's wood in your butt.
OH SNAP
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Quoth Tarquinn:
This seems to be rather trivial.1. We do not know if all Quoos are also all Pacs. Therefore, we lack a neccesary bit of information for statement 1.
2. As all Pacs are Quoo, this statement is true.Am I missing something here?
Actually, you are missing something...or at least are misinterpreting something.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage had this to say about (_|_):
Actually, you are missing something...or at least are misinterpreting something.
Then clue me in.
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Ghost of Forums Past had this to say about the Spice Girls:
For this survey to be valid I ask that people vote what they think is right and not base their decision on the majority.
I voted yesterday for 7. I just posted today to ask if I'm not getting something.
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Tarquinn attempted to be funny by writing:
Then clue me in.
Haha well one thing you are apparently misinterpreting is this question's status as being trivial, since 40% of people can't answer it correctly. Also, the knowledge that all Quoo are also Pacs is but one possible missing premise that would lead us to the conclusion that there are no Quoo in the room. So while you are correct that the presence of Quoo is uncertain, your premise that we would need to know if all Quoo are also Pacs to know if there are any Quoo in the room at all is false.
For example, if I said "there are no Pacs in the room. When there are no Pacs in the room, there are also no Quoos in the room, however, not all Quoos are Pacs. Therefore there are no Quoos in the room." this is one logical possibility - in other words, stating that knowing if all Quoos are Pacs or not is necessary to answering the question is false. The word you're looking for (and I realize you're not a native speaker so I don't mean this to be condescending haha) is "sufficient". Steven Steve fucked around with this message on 05-28-2010 at 03:44 PM.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
Anyway, thanks.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Quoth Tarquinn:
Hmm, seems more like a bad choice of words on my part than a misinterpretation.Anyway, thanks.
I sent you a PM.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage startled the peaceful upland Gorillas, blurting:
Uh, Steve, by my math 85% of people have it wrong. Hint: the question isn't whether we can say for certain whether there are Quoo or Pacs in the room.
My bad--forgot the numbers probably changed. 
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
WHAT
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Maradon! was listening to Cher while typing:
I answered 1 because I didn't read all the answers!
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Quoth Tarquinn:
Right now, we are talking about culture and beer.
Oddly enough, Culture Biere is one of my favorite hangouts in Paris.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
quote:That's what I thought when I answered. The conclusion alone is uncertain, but the statement as a whole is false.
Bloodsage has been nominated for the position of Voice In My Head.
Hint: the question isn't whether we can say for certain whether there are Quoo or Pacs in the room.
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x--Steven SteveO-('-'Q) :
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Maradon!'s fortune cookie read:
Just as I suspected.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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`Doc had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
That's what I thought when I answered. The conclusion alone is uncertain, but the statement as a whole is false.
Yes, this is more logical than my interpretation
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
