First, I could ask the reverse question asking why you assume the 5th position is favored. Does questioning someone's assumption necessarily imply that one is

First, I could ask the reverse question asking why you assume the 5th position is favored. Does questioning someone's assumption necessarily imply that one is making the converse assumption? Does it really matter? I think that's an open question. Note that your definition of randomness is a bit off. The linked article shows that one can predict the occupant of the 5th position greater than 1/5th of the time.