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Most people can't do 1 + 3x = 22 without any words or symbols. People who can don't realize that most people can't. I'd argue one isn't using logic when they do
by danielmarkbruce 2y ago
Most people can't do 1 + 3x = 22 without any words or symbols. People who can don't realize that most people can't. I'd argue one isn't using logic when they do that, it's just very good pattern matching.
- aeternum 2y agoIt's also possible to do mentally by visualizing it rather than internal monologue. You can imagine the 1 on the left arcing over to the right, cancelling the 22 to 21, then the 3 moving under the 21 and the 21 descending through the 3 to become 7.
- mercer 2y agoyup. I considered myself an /extremely/ verbal person when reasoning, but what I do with the above feels closest to 'moving the 1', almost like balancing a mental scale. I never really noticed that before. I'm not great at math, fwiw.
- danielmarkbruce 2y agoA decent number of folks just have the answer pop into their head, no logic or thinking required.