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Offline Andromeda

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Fallacies
« on: August 12, 2013, 05:18:56 PM »
You might enjoy this handy reference guide: http://www.fallacyfiles.org/
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'" - Isaac Asimov.

Offline ka9q

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Re: Fallacies
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2013, 01:53:03 AM »
Anybody solve the puzzle of the ex-presidents? I think I have a solution.

I checked, and I'm right although I wasn't sure that my solution is unique.

« Last Edit: August 13, 2013, 02:08:34 AM by ka9q »

Offline Donnie B.

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Re: Fallacies
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2013, 04:38:17 PM »
I got it right too, and it is unique.

Offline ka9q

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Re: Fallacies
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2013, 07:28:53 PM »
I actually got the correct solution pretty quickly, but then I spent a lot of time re-checking to make sure it matched all of the clues because they were worded so tortuously.