Saturday, February 9, 2008

The Best of the Homework

Here are some of my favorite arguments you came up with on the homework.

From Emily:
(P1) All toasters are items made of gold.
(P2) All items made of gold are time travel devices.
(C) All toasters are time travel devices.
I want some future-toast, spread with alternate-1985 mixed fruit jelly.

From Stefan:
(P1) This pen writes with black ink.
(P2) Black ink from pens sets paper on fire.
(P3) I'm writing on this paper right now.
(C) This paper is on fire.
His homework was tough to grade.

From India:
(P1) Girlfriends is a TV show.
(P2) All TV shows are good.
(C) Girlfriends is a good show.
Slate agrees!

From Chris:
(P1) If Sean wears a Journey t-shirt, he is lame.
(P2) Sean wears a Journey t-shirt.
(C) Sean is lame.
I wish the second premise were false.
The shame. The crippling shame.

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