Thursday, November 16, 2017

logical deduction - 3 Logicians Walk Into a Bar


Three logicians walk into a bar. The barman says, 'Does everybody want a drink?'


The first logician says, 'I don't know.'


The second logician says, 'I don't know.'


What does the third logician say?




Please provide a clear explanation of why each of the logicians reply in the way they do.



Answer



Question:




Does everybody want a drink?



The third logician answers:



"YES" if he wants a drink, "NO" if doesn't want it.



Reason:


The first says "I don't know" because he wants a drink, but doesn't know if everybody wants one. If the first didn't want a drink, he would have answered "No".
Same for the second, he wants a drink but doesn't know if the third wants one. So, the third answers "Yes" if he wants a drink, "No" if he doesn't.



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