#sophismUnmoderated tagAll postsTrending CommunitiesSteemitCryptoAcademyNewcomers' Communityআমার বাংলা ব্লগKorea • 한국 • KR • KOWORLD OF XPILARSTEEM CN/中文Steem POD TeamAVLE 일상Beauty of CreativitySteem AllianceComunidad LatinaSteem VenezuelaExplore Communities...#sophismTrendingNewPayoutsMutedkonstantint (48)in #economics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #20: The Braess's ParadoxSophisms are closely related to paradoxes . Both assume the form of a statement that contradicts your intuition. In…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #19: Rectangle vs ParallelogramConsider a rectangle ABCD and a parallelogram EFGH with the same base length and height. Let us cut the…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #18: DerivativesTaking derivatives from both sides of a valid equation we obtain Dividing both sides by x , we must…konstantint (48)in #sophism • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #17: The Paradox of LifeTime is infinite. Your life is finite. Consequently, the probability of you being alive at this particular moment is…konstantint (48)in #funny • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #16: The More You Know - The Less You EarnAs we know from physics , the amount of work done is proportional to power applied and the time…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #15: All Triangles are IsoscelesConsider an arbitrary triangle ABC . Let G be the midpoint of AB and let D be the intersection of the…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #14: Square Root of -1For other sophisms check out my other posts .konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #13: The Missing DollarBart's Cookie Store is selling two types of cookies - vanilla and chocolate. Vanilla cookies sell at $1 per three…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #12: The Earth is FlatConsider the following statement: This whole statement is true if and only if the Earth is flat Let us denote the…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #11: The Liar's ParadoxThe Liar's Paradox is perhaps the shortest sophism there is. In its most common form it fits in just four words:…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophisms #1-#10: Discussion and SpoilersEdit : Originally this post was named "Sophisms: Table of Contents" and was intended to be a single, regularly…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #10: Continued FractionsNumber one may be represented as an infinite continued fraction as follows: Number two may also be…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #9: 3=2Consider again three arbitrary numbers a , b , c , such that a+b = c Then: (3a-2a)+(3b-2b) =…konstantint (48)in #funny • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #8: Cryptocurrency Trading is EvilSophisms come in various shapes and sizes. Some are simple mathematical " find - the - mistake " puzzles .…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #7: The Arrow ParadoxHomer threw a baseball to Bart. Like that: Notice that at the moment in time depicted on the image, the ball…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #6: The Dichotomy ParadoxOne sunny Monday morning Homer decided to go to his favourite bar to get a can of beer . Right before leaving the…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #5: Achilles and the TortoiseZeno's paradoxes are among the most ancient and famous sophisms known to date. They are thought to be proposed (or…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #4: Any Two Numbers are EqualConsider two arbitrary numbers a and b . Let a + b = 2c Rearrange this in two ways to get two new valid…konstantint (48)in #sophism • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #3: Every Number Can Sometimes Be Equal to ZeroLet a , b , and c be arbitrary numbers, such that a = b + c Multiply both sides of the equation by…konstantint (48)in #math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sophism #2: Free BeerHomer entered a bar. -- What beers do you serve here? -- Guinness at $3 a can, and Duff at $5 , - answered…
