Pure Python Data Mangling or Encrypting
Laura Creighton
lac at openend.se
Sat Jun 27 08:48:09 EDT 2015
In a message of Sat, 27 Jun 2015 15:23:07 +0300, Jussi Piitulainen writes:
>Laura Creighton writes:
>
>> Johannes, if you don't know "Yes, Minister" then you most likely do
>> not know the Politician's Syllogism (which now has its own wikipedia
>> page :) And I _didn't_ do it! Honest!)
>>
>> Something must be done.
>> This is something.
>> Therefore we must do it!
>
>Surely that's to be worded as follows? To have a stricter syllogistic
>form.
>
>We need to do something.
>This is something.
>Therefore we need to do this.
Somehow doesn't have the same comedic ring, though. So the version I
posted is what was on the tv show. (Or rather in Yes, Prime Minister.)
The Minister becomes Prime Minister for the last 2 seasons.
In the television show it is just called 'Politician's Logic'. Not
sure who started calling it the Politicians Syllogism.
Laura
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