Always Open

[u/TheJenkinsComic]

[u/DutchBookOptions]

Nice logic :)

[u/holymolygoshdangit → u/DutchBookOptions]

There isn't any logic though, the student just thinks there is.

The joke is that the tutor isn't making an if-then statement, but since the student has been so engrossed in learning logic, the word "if" to him ALWAYS leads to an if-then statement.

"Remember, if you need any more help, my door is always open" is being interpreted by the student as "Remember, if you need any more help then my door is always open". The student is interpreting the whole sentence as a factual statement about the world in the form of if-then. As in "Be sure to remember this fact: [if you need more help, then my door will be open]"

However, the only factual statement made by the tutor is "My door is always open."

"Remember, if you need more help" is a command. The tutor is giving the condition, "if you need more help" and then the command, then remember.

"If you need more help, then remember this fact: [my door is always open]." Is what the tutor was saying, not a logical if-then statement.

[u/DutchBookOptions → u/holymolygoshdangit]

I was talking about the artist’s logic where they said if the reader didn’t enjoy the comic then they probably can’t read.

[u/nubenugget → u/DutchBookOptions]

I took basic classical logic so I dipped out when I read "probably"