Q4 - Whittaker: There can be no

[Elizabeth.Naff]

It's clear that Hudson is drawing an analogy, but how are these even analogous.

I threw the question because I couldn't see how the two arguments are parallel?

Anyone?

[bbirdwell]

Hey Elizabeth, I'm a little confused. If it's clear that he's drawing an analogy, why didn't just choose (A) and move on with things?

I mean, I agree that it's kind of an awkward analogy, but like you say, it's clear that it IS an analogy, and no other answer comes close to describing Hudson's response.

Just for grins, I'll try to describe the parallels:

Whittaker basically says "you can't say that something happened BEFORE something that never happened." You can't drop out before your second year of med school if your second year of med school never exists. (Whittaker might agree that it would be more correct to say that you dropped out after your first year)

Hudson then says: Well then I can't die BEFORE I make my first million (something can't be said to happen BEFORE something that never happened). Therefore I'm going to become rich (in other words, I'll have to make a million, because I HAVE to die).

Hope that helps!

[Elizabeth.Naff]

Haha, thanks bbirdwell!

I was over-thinking the question. I thought it was one of those "half right, half wrong" answer choices.

The question really was as simple as it looked after all.

Thanks!

[rpcuhk]

Hey Elizabeth, I'm a little confused. If it's clear that he's drawing an analogy, why didn't just choose (A) and move on with things?

I mean, I agree that it's kind of an awkward analogy, but like you say, it's clear that it IS an analogy, and no other answer comes close to describing Hudson's response.

Just for grins, I'll try to describe the parallels:

Whittaker basically says "you can't say that something happened BEFORE something that never happened." You can't drop out before your second year of med school if your second year of med school never exists. (Whittaker might agree that it would be more correct to say that you dropped out after your first year)

Hudson then says: Well then I can't die BEFORE I make my first million (something can't be said to happen BEFORE something that never happened). Therefore I'm going to become rich (in other words, I'll have to make a million, because I HAVE to die).

Hope that helps!

Hi Brain, I don't follow your explanation of the parallels. What is the parallel of W's "if they drop out" in H's analogy?

In H's argument, the "no such thing as ... before..." is the premise

In W's argument the "no such thing as...before..." is the conclusion

Thank you in advance

[griffin.811]

What would Hudson's response look like had answer choice B been the correct answer?

Maybe a better way to phrase that is what would be an example of Hudson citing a specific example to counter W's claim.

Thanks

[tommywallach]

Hey rpcuhk,

The parallel is "if you die, you don't make a million dollars."

As for you, Griffin, I tend to get nervous about hypotheticals. In this case, there is no way (B) could be write for this argument, because it's a silly, hypothetical point. A specific example simply couldn't exist!

-t

P.S. This question is the WORST.

[asafezrati]

I don't get this analogy.

W says: the scenario of Drop before 2nd Year isn't possible.
H says: according to W, the scenario of Die before 1M$ (ONE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS!!!) is not possible.
So by the time I die I MUST have 1M$.

Is that the reasoning?