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There's also "proof by picture", in which you can hastily attempt to prove or disprove something by drawing a suitable diagram in your exam booklet. You have to
by tigerlily 3y ago
There's also "proof by picture", in which you can hastily attempt to prove or disprove something by drawing a suitable diagram in your exam booklet. You have to be darn sure of what you're doing though... ;)
- constantcrying 3y agoIronically when rigorous proofs were invented by the greeks, Euclids "proof by picture" was no less rigorous than modern formal logic.
- tmhn2 3y agoAnd another fun and powerful technique is "proof by intimidation" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_intimidation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_intimidation), in which you don't have to know what you're doing, but other people have to think you do.