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141.101.98.227: Undo revision 334238 by 162.158.159.104 (talk) Not sure what's unclear. If anything, that Sun Tzu advocated not executing some people is poorly understood. But the comic is echoed.

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Undo revision 334238 by 162.158.159.104 (talk) Not sure what's unclear. If anything, that Sun Tzu advocated *not* executing some people is poorly understood. But the comic is echoed.

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172.70.126.253: that's Ponytail, not Miss Lenhart who doesn't have a ponytail in her hair

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that's Ponytail, not Miss Lenhart who doesn't have a ponytail in her hair

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 This comic is a pun on the phrase "{{w|Proof by Intimidation}}" which normally is a jocular term used mainly in mathematics. It refers to a style of presenting a purported mathematical proof by giving an argument loaded with jargon and appeals to obscure results, so that the audience is simply obliged to accept it, lest they have to admit to their ignorance and lack of understanding.
-However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear. This interpretation of the term "Proof by Intimidation" bears great resemblance to {{w|Argumentum ad baculum|argument from the stick}}, which is a fallacious form of reasoning of the form
+However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear. This interpretation of the term "Proof by Intimidation" bears great resemblance to {{w|Argumentum ad baculum|argument from the stick}}, which is a fallacious form of reasoning of the form:
 <br>1.  If not P, I will do you harm.
 <br>2.  Therefore, P.

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 This comic is a pun on the phrase "{{w|Proof by Intimidation}}" which normally is a jocular term used mainly in mathematics. It refers to a style of presenting a purported mathematical proof by giving an argument loaded with jargon and appeals to obscure results, so that the audience is simply obliged to accept it, lest they have to admit to their ignorance and lack of understanding.
-However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear. The idea of executing as an example was discussed by Sun Tzu in the ancient book {{w|The Art Of War}}.
+However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear. This interpretation of the term "Proof by Intimidation" bears great resemblance to {{w|Argumentum ad baculum|argument from the stick}}, which is a fallacious form of reasoning of the form
 <br>1.  If not P, I will do you harm.
 <br>2.  Therefore, P.

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 This comic is a pun on the phrase "{{w|Proof by Intimidation}}" which normally is a jocular term used mainly in mathematics. It refers to a style of presenting a purported mathematical proof by giving an argument loaded with jargon and appeals to obscure results, so that the audience is simply obliged to accept it, lest they have to admit to their ignorance and lack of understanding.
-However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear.
+However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear. The idea of executing as an example was discussed by Sun Tzu in the ancient book {{w|The Art Of War}}.
 This interpretation of the term "Proof by Intimidation" bears great resemblance to {{w|Argumentum ad baculum|argument from the stick}}, which is a fallacious form of reasoning of the form

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 This comic is a pun on the phrase "{{w|Proof by Intimidation}}" which normally is a jocular term used mainly in mathematics. It refers to a style of presenting a purported mathematical proof by giving an argument loaded with jargon and appeals to obscure results, so that the audience is simply obliged to accept it, lest they have to admit to their ignorance and lack of understanding.
-However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear. The idea of executing as an example was discussed by Sun Tzu in the ancient book {{w|The Art Of War}}.
+However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear.
 This interpretation of the term "Proof by Intimidation" bears great resemblance to {{w|Argumentum ad baculum|argument from the stick}}, which is a fallacious form of reasoning of the form

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 This interpretation of the term "Proof by Intimidation" bears great resemblance to {{w|Argumentum ad baculum|argument from the stick}}, which is a fallacious form of reasoning of the form
-.  If not P, I will do you harm.
+<br>1.  If not P, I will do you harm.
-.  Therefore, P.
+<br>2.  Therefore, P.
-This form of fallacy has the distinction, if properly applied, of never being called out as fallacious.  Ponytail, however, is threatening the proposition itself, rather than her audience, bringing a level of absurdity to the situation.
+<br>This form of fallacy has the distinction, if properly applied, of never being called out as fallacious.  Ponytail, however, is threatening the proposition itself, rather than her audience, bringing a level of absurdity to the situation.
 The {{w|axiom of choice}} (which has been referenced previously in [[804: Pumpkin Carving]]) says that given any collection of bins, each containing at least one object, it is possible to make a selection of exactly one object from each bin. It was later referenced in the title text of [[1724: Proofs]], another comic about a math class with a similar theme on how teachers teach their student mathematical proofs.

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic is a pun on the phrase "{{w|Proof by Intimidation}}" (coined by mathematician Chuck Cobson) which normally is a jocular term used mainly in mathematics. It refers to a style of presenting a purported mathematical proof by giving an argument loaded with jargon and appeals to obscure results, so that the audience is simply obliged to accept it, lest they have to admit to their ignorance and lack of understanding.
+This comic is a pun on the phrase "{{w|Proof by Intimidation}}" which normally is a jocular term used mainly in mathematics. It refers to a style of presenting a purported mathematical proof by giving an argument loaded with jargon and appeals to obscure results, so that the audience is simply obliged to accept it, lest they have to admit to their ignorance and lack of understanding.
 However, in this comic, "Proof by Intimidation" is taken to mean that by intimidating the elements within a set, they will conform to the proof (or, as the title text says, they will become "well-ordered"). This is accomplished by believing that the elements can be {{w|anthropomorphize}}d such that they feel fear. The idea of executing as an example was discussed by Sun Tzu in the ancient book {{w|The Art Of War}}.

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 ==Transcript==
-:[Miss Lenhart stands at a blackboard, facing away from it. She has a pointer in her hand, and written on the blackboard is some set theory math, although one of the set elements is being pointed into a guillotine.]
+:[Ponytail stands at a blackboard, facing away from it. She has a pointer in her hand, and written on the blackboard is some set theory math, although one of the set elements is being pointed into a guillotine.]
-:Miss Lenhart: The axiom of choice allows you to select one element from each set in a collection
+:Ponytail: The axiom of choice allows you to select one element from each set in a collection
-:Miss Lenhart: and have it ''executed'' as an example to the others.
+:Ponytail: and have it ''executed'' as an example to the others.
 :[Caption below the panel:]
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 {{comic discussion}}
-[[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]]
+[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]
 [[Category:Math]]
 [[Category:Logic]]
 [[Category:Puns]]

982: Set Theory - Revision history

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141.101.98.227: Undo revision 334238 by 162.158.159.104 (talk) Not sure what's unclear. If anything, that Sun Tzu advocated *not* executing some people is poorly understood. But the comic is echoed.

162.158.159.104: /* Relevance of a reference to Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is unclear */

172.71.26.169: /* Explanation */ fix

While False: In conflict with linked article Undo revision 300523 by 172.71.142.20 (talk)

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172.70.126.253: that's Ponytail, not Miss Lenhart who doesn't have a ponytail in her hair

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141.101.98.227: Undo revision 334238 by 162.158.159.104 (talk) Not sure what's unclear. If anything, that Sun Tzu advocated not executing some people is poorly understood. But the comic is echoed.