more logic humor

[aryanhwy]

What is wrong with this inference?

"Brownie is yours, and Brownie is a donkey. Therefore, Brownie is your donkey."

"Brownie is yours, and Brownie is a father. Therefore, Brownie is your father."

The medievals sure seemed to like any example/problem that had as its conclusion "You are an ass."

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

*giggles* That's great.

[leleth-faery.livejournal.com]

oops, that was me. I hadn't realized I'd been logged off.

good grief, where do you find these things?

[bend-gules.livejournal.com]

Brownie is actually a daddy donkey, which means that you have two donkeys, not one, and presumeably one of them is a bit randy. :-)

Re: good grief, where do you find these things?

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Heehee. This and yesterday's were both courtesy of Alexander Broadie, Introduction to Medieval Logic.