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Here is the source material for the article: https://web.archive.org/web/20130121183432/http://marilynvossavant.com/game-show-problem/ https://web.archive.org/

by ryao 2y ago

Here is the source material for the article: https://web.archive.org/web/20130121183432/http://marilynvossavant.com/game-show-problem/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130121183432/http://marilynvos... It contains a clarification that the article omitted from the description: > So let’s look at it again, remembering that the original answer defines certain conditions, the most significant of which is that the host always opens a losing door on purpose. (There’s no way he can always open a losing door by chance!) Anything else is a different question.

shkkmo 2y ago
Yes, of the host opens a door, it will always be a losing door. Nobody is disputing that. The part that is underspeified is: does the host always open a door and if not, does the player's choice of a door impact whether the host opens a door?