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Deductive Reasoning

Neighbor 1: „Hi, there, new neighbor, it sure is a mighty nice day to be moving.“New Neighbor: „Yes, it is and people around here seem extremely friendly.“Neighbor 1: „So, what is it you do for a living?“New Neighbor: „I am a professor at the University, I teach deductive reasoning.“Neighbor 1: „Deductive reasoning, what’s that?“New Neighbor: „Let me give you an example. I see you have a dog house out back. By that I deduce that you have a dog.“Neighbor 1: „That’s right.“New Neighbor: „The fact that you have a dog, leads me to deduce that you have a family.“Neighbor 1: „Right again.“New Neighbor: „Since you have a famly, I deduce that you have a wife.“Neighbor 1: „Correct.“New Neighbor: „And since you have a wife, I can deduce that you are heterosexual.“Neighbor 1: „Yup.“New Neighbor: „That is deductive reasoning.“Neighbor 1: „Cool.“Later that same day:Neighbor 1: „Hey, I was talking to that new guy who moved in next door.“Neighbor 2: „Is he a nice guy?“Neighbor 1: „Yes, and he has an interesting job.“Neighbor 2: „Oh, yeah, what does he do?“Neighbor 1: „He is a professor of deductive reasoning at the University.“Neighbor 2: „Deductive reasoning, what is that?“Neighbor 1: „Let me give you an example. Do you have a dog house?“Neighbor 2: „No.“Neighbor 1: „Fag!“

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