tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post3094884297150940394..comments2024-03-28T19:56:42.305-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Quiz on "If... then..."Alexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-44522314270672505352008-11-04T09:52:00.000-06:002008-11-04T09:52:00.000-06:00As of November 4, 2008, the statistics I have are:...As of November 4, 2008, the statistics I have are:<BR/><B><BR/>Saying 'If my left hand is full, then my right hand is full' is or is not a lie when:<BR/><BR/>1. left is full, right is full? 0.7% lie, 98.2% not a lie, 0.8% depends, 0.3% don't know (728 respondents) <BR/>2. left is empty, right is full? 2.2% lie, 94.8% not a lie, 2.2% depends, 0.8% don't know (729 respondents) <BR/>3. left is full, right is empty? 98.9% lie, 0.4% not a lie, 0.5% depends, 0.1% don't know (730 respondents) <BR/>4. left is empty, right is empty? 1% lie, 96.6% not a lie, 1.9% depends, 0.5% don't know (729 respondents) <BR/></B><BR/><BR/>You can click on "Submit" with all the circles unchecked to see the current statistics.<BR/><BR/>So for this kind of case, the vast majority of my readers agree with the material conditional's truth conditions.Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.com