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I was deliberately “acting stupid” to criticize an insufficiently precise definition. --- > That is usually a terrible idea. Not at all. Think about the stru
by catnaroek 9y ago
I was deliberately “acting stupid” to criticize an insufficiently precise definition.
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> That is usually a terrible idea.
Not at all. Think about the structure of a proof of negation. You make a “silly” assumption and “play along” until you reach a contradiction.
- conistonwater 9y agoThat is usually a terrible idea.
- conistonwater 9y agoProofs by contradiction do not require you to play dumb, you can just present them as they are.