Sunday, December 11, 2011

And now we don our Lewis Caroll

I am obsessed with Lewis Caroll, I am a big fan of his and as such I think I would like to end my blog with an argument that I discovered that was written by the man himself.
P1. Babies are illogical
P2.Nobody is despised who can manage a crocodile
P3 .Illogical persons are despised.

C. Babies cannot manage crocodiles.

This might seem a bit confusing, but if we switch up the premises, it might make a bit more sense:
P1. Babies are illogical.
P2. Illogical persons are despised.
P3. Nobody is despised who can manage a crocodile.

C. Babies cannot manage crocodiles.

How about someone try to figure out the conclusion to this one also posed by Caroll:
1. No ducks waltz
2. No officers ever decline to waltz
3. All my poultry are ducks

What is the conclusion to this?

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