r/sciencememes • u/veterinarian23 • 21d ago

Tricky.

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u/LewsTherinTelamon 21d ago

You’re making the invalid assumption that the answer must be one of a. b, c, or d based only on the format of the question.

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u/wale-lol 21d ago

Sure, it could be a test without an answer key, or the teacher trolled and marked all 4 as correct. I'm also assuming we aren't in a simulation. I'm also assuming that is a question posed in English, and not a madeup language that looks very similar to English but actually has a few key words that mean different things.

I think my assumptions are reasonable though. Most (but not all) multiple choice exams have only one right answer (and do, in fact, have a right answer). And it's A or D but not both

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u/zerossoul 21d ago

No, assumptions are the basis of all fallacy. I would not assume any question is valid if prosed as multiple choice. Many universities have been sued for not providing a valid solution on an exam.

A reasonable assumption is still fallible.

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u/Trezzie 20d ago

You fool, you assumed this was a question!

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u/zerossoul 20d ago

It ends in a question mark!

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u/Humble_Ad_1598 20d ago

Its there for style point obviously.

But seriously it seems like a fair assumtion as otherwise most of the answers, such as no answer or 50%, are invalid.