Evidence and all that

[Piers]

You really like multiple neagtives don't you.

I think I remeber a post of yours with a hextruple negative in it [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

[chezlaw]

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You really like multiple neagtives don't you.

I think I remeber a post of yours with a hextruple negative in it [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

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This is me trying to be clear [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Anyone you said 'people tend to use ....'

I responded with 'either people dont use .... or .... is not on the basis of evidence'

I don't think there's a double negative there or I think its not the case that there wasn't no double negative. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

chez

[Piers]

I think there is a trick you can use

Not A !or Not B = A !or B

So how about:

People either use some sort of induction deduction combination or they use evidence.

Or maybe even

If people use some sort of induction deduction combination, then they are not using evidence.

(Well clearly they are using evidence, but the evidence is indirect. The evidence they used as a basis for their induction, or the evidence they used as a parameter in their deduction.)

[chezlaw]

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People either use some sort of induction deduction combination or they use evidence.

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I'm not sure if your joking or I was even less clear than I thought but no variation of the above is what I said.

chez