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> I mean even the name choice "Tropic Haze" kind of hints at sailing the high seas 1. We know this woman is a witch because she looks like one. 2. We know thi
by jerrysievert 3y ago
> I mean even the name choice "Tropic Haze" kind of hints at sailing the high seas
1. We know this woman is a witch because she looks like one.
2. We know this woman is a witch because she dresses like one.
3. We know this woman is a witch because she has a wart.
4. We know this woman is a witch because she turned someone into a newt.
5. One burns witches.
6. One burns wood.
7. Witches burn because they are made out of wood.
8. Bridges are made of wood.
9. However, bridges are multiply realizable. They can be built from stone. [Implied] Building a bridge out of the woman will not determine that she is made of wood.
10. Wood floats in water.
11. A duck floats in water [bread, apples, very small rocks, cider, gravy, cherries, mud, churches, lead].
12. If the woman weighs the same as a duck, then she is made of wood.
13. The woman weighs the same as a duck.
14. Therefore, the woman is a witch.
more leaps of logic.
[editing to add: with apologies to https://blog.apaonline.org/2019/06/27/monty-python-witch-trial-validity-soundness-and-the-fallacy-of-the-undistributed-middle/ https://blog.apaonline.org/2019/06/27/monty-python-witch-tri...]