"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
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> On Sep 10, 9:27 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>> >> The original claim was that MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO TRAVEL 300 MILES for a
>> >> butcher shop. Let's use lots of white space to make this easy.
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>> >> MOST PEOPLE live in the largest population centers, not small towns.
>> >> Otherwise, the small towns would be large population centers.
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>> >> With me so far?
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>> > Maybe we should try a different approach. I don't know the area very
>> > well
>> > and haven't walked past a butcher store. Therefore there aren't any
>> > within
>> > 300 miles and it is the same for most people
>> > ??
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>> Philosophy: Intro to Logic 101
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> Everyone should have to pass a class in logic to graduate high school.
> They should also be taught the following topics in finite math:
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> Counting and Probability
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> * Lesson 1: Counting
> * Lesson 2: Assigning Probabilities
> * Lesson 3: Computing Probabilities
> * Lesson 4: More Probability Computations
> source-- http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/LSA/indlearn.../U600-210.html
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>> Not.
>
> --Bryan
>

A bit of set theory would be a good thing, too.