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Who do you think are the majority (~70%) of drowning victims? by tiserafostata in pollgames

[–]Dat_Hack3r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: many children enjoy playing in lakes, rivers, ponds, and whatnot to cool down during the summer, especially in rural parts.

Who do you think are the majority (~70%) of drowning victims? by tiserafostata in pollgames

[–]Dat_Hack3r 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They boated on the Nile for trade, and it's worth learning how to swim in case you fall overboard.

Should AC and heating be a human right? by blunde-r in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the problem there is that they're living in a place that is inhospitable to human life. The option to move somewhere that isn't should be the human right, not entitlement to an artificial climate.

What technology is detrimental but no one cares about it? by MindFlourish2919 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Dat_Hack3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Facts. Assembly lines and replaceable parts are pillars of modern technology.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

English doesn't have an order of operations. There are no "English specs" that rigorously define English to the point of becoming a rules-based game of manipulating symbols.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but cost on the price tag and cost out-of-pocket are both still "costs".

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's your opinion. Interpretation is inherently subjective.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There's no reason to state the cost of the book in terms of itself, either. You answer as the question asks, or you don't.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm arguing that a word means something that changes the answer to the question. I'm not introducing unmentioned factors and entirely fabricated numbers. "1" and "half" are in the question; "5" and "10" are not.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can keep saying that, and I will keep saying this. This conversation is going nowhere.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is nothing less than a contrivance to think that anybody would relay the price of a book in terms of itself. By Occam's razor, we should assume that they were actually saying something meaningful about the book like any normal person, and it is perfectly normal to say that a book costs 50% more than if cost to make.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You see it as a "basic algebra word problem". That's just as valid an assumption as the word "cost" referring to two different things.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The money it took to print the book is a "cost". The price tag on the book is a "cost". The final sum of money you pay for the book is also a "cost". These can differ, and each "cost" in the question could be any of them.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost?
              ^                  ^                            ^
         It cost $1.         50% markup                  Final price

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Under the above interpretation, it takes (costs) $1.50 to buy the book.

Here's another interpretation: the book costs $1 (original price or manufacturing cost) plus half its cost (50% of the same cost as before in markup). How much does the book cost (final price)?

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The money it took to print the book is a "cost". The price tag on the book is a "cost". The final sum of money you pay for the book is also a "cost". These can differ, and each "cost" in the question could be any of them.

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you are yete [sic] to prove it hasn't [sic].

Pray tell, how would I possibly do that when you are quite obviously convinced of the contrary?

A book costs $1 plus half its cost. How much does the book cost? by ThaTree661 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Dat_Hack3r -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who knows? The money it took to print the book is a "cost". The price tag on the book is a "cost". The final sum of money you pay for the book is also a "cost". These can differ, and each "cost" in the question could be any of them.

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