Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 16:25:12 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org> To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> Cc: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <15378.37704.631062.599125@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <048101c1802f$f5ef6650$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk> <000b01c17f42$c23ab140$0a0 0000a@atkielski.com> <3C110351.4748B559@duth.gr> <005001c17f6c$e60c0ef0$ 0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org> <006901c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C11560B.A035DEF3@duth.gr> <009401c17f9c$5bad3bf0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a05101007b837448d6ad8@[10.0.1.16]> <010601c17fab$1cd2b270$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a0510100fb8375b52c121@[10.0.1.16]> <016f01c17fb4$b3c1fc00$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a0510101eb8376b377aa1@[10.0.1.16]> <01e401c17fbe$0f0ae2d0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a0510102bb8377deadcaf@[10.0.1.16]> <025d01c17fcc$4c8783d0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15378.34330.534792.537249@guru.mired.org> <048101c1802f$f5ef6650$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> types: > Mike writes: > > In logic, such a statement is called a "false > > generalization". Any proof that attempts to use > > it is flawed. > Unless the proof itself is a generalization. No, because you don't know how the execptions are going to behave in the proof. Unless you actually examine the exceptions for each false generalization used, you don't know that the resulting generalization will hold. For example, if felines species are generally not domesticated, and animals named "kitty" are generally feline, then animals named "kitty" are generally not domesticated. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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