65% of people who have taken this simple logic test have failed. Can you be among the 35%? "What Does Mary Do?" http://bit.ly/ZH99xh
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@LyonJE@PhilosophyExp Indeed! That's been my problem with this standard test for some time. It *thinks* it's a logic problem, but it's not.
@owenphelps @LyonJE The analysis says precisely that people get it wrong because of linguistic conventions. This isn't a suprise.
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@PhilosophyExp@owenphelps In short, the premise is flawed. It's not testing logic, it's testing how people interpret non-formal ambiguity. -
@LyonJE@owenphelps Oh good grief. Sorry guys, I'm done with this conversation. You think it thinks it's a test of formal logic. It doesn't. -
@PhilosophyExp@owenphelps ... (e.g.) analysis opens with "Fail, made a basic logic error". Well, is it a test of logic, or not? -
@LyonJE@owenphelps I accept that point. It's deliberately provocative (same as my tweet). Also, remember, there is still the post facto... -
@PhilosophyExp@owenphelps Ah yes, as I mentioned, I did no post-facto... First thing I saw and fought to be linguistic/normal about it.
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@PhilosophyExp But it's not showing people get it wrong. It's showing question setter didn't account for normal conventions. -
@owenphelps So what you're saying is that when it says: "...we're being led by conversational expectations towards an answer that is..." 1/2
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@PhilosophyExp@owenphelps Indeed, not a surprise. And not wrong, either. No mention of 'formal' in the question, no use of formal lang [>]Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@owenphelps [>] So if there *is* a wrong, it is to assume formality when not specified. A minority may (do) make that error.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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