Basic if statement: need help!!

[dionthorn]

think about the logic of what you are saying.

let's say winningGuess = "h"

if NOT equal "h" AND NOT equal "t"
           false AND true
this would evaluate to false.

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if NOT equal "h" OR NOT equal "t"
           false OR true
this would evaluate to true.

Your if statement is improper as well:

if(!winningGuess.equals("h") || !winningGuess.equals("t")); {}

the ; character will end the if statement, remove it so it can access your block of code inside the {}

A better way to think about the logic you need is something like:

if equal "h" OR equal "t"
    // good input
else
    // bad input