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   olcott to Tristan Wibberley   
   Re: A new category of thought   
   08 Dec 25 10:41:40   
   
   XPost: sci.math, comp.theory   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/8/2025 1:07 AM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:   
   > On 08/12/2025 03:21, olcott wrote:   
   >> On 12/7/2025 8:14 PM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:   
   >>> On 07/12/2025 13:37, olcott wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> If that was true you could show that with reasoning.   
   >>>> By not showing the reasoning you show that is not true.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> false. I maintain that you do not know syllogism.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> That is absurd.   
   > /That/ is absurd.   
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   >        V   
   >   
   >>>> If that was true you could show that with reasoning.   
   >>>> By not showing the reasoning you show that is not true.   
   >   
      
   Does a guy with a PhD in math need to prove that he   
   knows first grade arithmetic?   
      
   This is what I have known of the syllogism for many years.   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism#Basic_structure   
      
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