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(Message started by: babygurlie18 on Jan 31^st, 2007, 7:50am)

Title: Find the Loophole
Post by babygurlie18 on Jan 31^st, 2007, 7:50am

Premise 1: If you eat at Burker king, you will get sick

Premise 2: You eat at Burker King

Claim: You will get sick

What is the loophole?

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by towr on Jan 31^st, 2007, 7:53am

Please stop posting one riddle in multiple sections of the forum. It's annoying.

As for the riddle, there's at least three loopholes, [hide]either of the premisses might be false, or they may be case sensitive.[/hide]

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by fiziwig on Jan 31^st, 2007, 8:09am

My guess is [hide]The first premise implies you eat food purchased from Burger King while the second premise implies only that you are physically located at Burger King when you eat. The loophole: Bring your own peanut butter and jelly sandwich to Burger King and eat it while there.[/hide]

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by denis on Jan 31^st, 2007, 10:28am

[hide]If you are already sick when entering the Burger King then the claim does not apply[/hide]

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by C.S.I. on Jan 31^st, 2007, 11:16am

[hide]Premise 2 and Claim are two mutually independent events whereas Premise 1 ia conditional statement where the consequence depends upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of the condition.[/hide]

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by CowsRUs on Feb 12^th, 2007, 9:01am

Maybe you should think outside the bun...

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Feb 12^th, 2007, 9:29am

Also, I don't think any "Burker King" establishments exist.

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by Grimbal on Feb 13^th, 2007, 12:48am

"Burker king" and "Burker King" are different things.

or: What is a loophole?
Loophole 1. an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation 2.a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by Zatanna on Aug 11^th, 2007, 5:47pm

Quote:

Claim: You will get sick

Everyone does, eventually. Just the same as "you are going to die! Someday".

Title: Re: Find the Loophole
Post by srn347 on Aug 27^th, 2007, 10:32am

You ate at a different burger king perhaps.