My Discrete Professor on Circular Arguments
“Circular arguments really annoy me. How can you start off a proof with the statement of the result? If I claimed I could prove kangaroos are fish and began my demonstration with the statement ‘well obviously kangaroos are fish‘ you would scoff at my proof. However, most students see nothing wrong with […]
“Circular arguments really annoy me. How can you start off a proof with the statement of the result? If I claimed I could prove kangaroos are fish and began my demonstration with the statement ‘well obviously kangaroos are fish‘ you would scoff at my proof. However, most students see nothing wrong with […]


