Reasoning Memes

Classical logic is having its moment with the whole "if pigs could fly, then Paris is in Spain" nonsense. According to classical logic, if the first part (pigs flying) is false, then the ENTIRE statement becomes technically true! *adjusts glasses frantically* But then intensional logic crashes the party like "HOLD UP! That's BONKERS!" In real-world reasoning, the connection between flying pigs and Parisian geography should actually MAKE SENSE! The relationship between statements MATTERS, you beautiful fools! It's like when your professor says "if you study, you'll pass the exam" and you didn't study but passed anyway, then claim they lied. The logical systems are fighting and I'm just here with popcorn watching the chaos unfold!

Oh, the beautiful logical fallacy in action! This is what happens when you skip math class to hunt mythical creatures! 🤣 The comic brilliantly illustrates the classic "affirming the consequent" logical error. Just because werewolves are killed by silver bullets doesn't mean everything killed by silver bullets is a werewolf! That's like saying "all cats have fur, this has fur, therefore it's a cat" while pointing at your grandpa's toupee! In set theory terms, our trigger-happy friend failed to understand that "werewolves" are a subset of "things that can be killed by silver bullets" - not the other way around! The proper logical statement would be "If X is a werewolf, then X can be killed by silver bullets" - but the reverse isn't necessarily true! Next time, maybe bring a mathematician along on your monster hunt! 🔍🧮

The logical complement of something is its exact opposite in mathematical logic. So if someone's supposedly an "incel" (involuntary celibate), then the logical complement would be... well, this book! 😂 The dedication is the chef's kiss: "To my friend who never lost his virginity because he never loses." That's some next-level mathematical burn right there! In logic, if P is a statement, then ¬P (not P) is its complement. So if P = "can't get sex," then ¬P = "masturbation expertise." That's just pure mathematical savagery wrapped in formal logic!

Regular Pooh: "If A equals B and B equals C, then A equals C." 🥱 Fancy Pooh: "Let us consider a non-Euclidean manifold where the transitive property exists only in quantum superposition until observed by a consciousness that itself may be an emergent property of complex systems operating at the edge of chaos." 🧐✨ The evolution from step-by-step reasoning to the wild theoretical frameworks that make mathematicians and philosophers swoon! Your brain on too much coffee and not enough sleep!

The mathematical horror! This "proof" commits the classic circular reasoning fallacy by assuming what it's trying to prove in premise 2. It's like saying "I'm right because I'm right." Mathematicians and logicians are currently screaming internally at this blatant violation of logical principles. The perfect example of what happens when you skip the "valid logical arguments" chapter in your textbook and go straight to the conclusion. Even Euclid is rolling in his geometric grave right now.

Someone skipped their discrete mathematics class to take that shower. In math, a spectrum is just a set with some structure - it doesn't automatically create a ranking system where someone gets to wear the "Gayest Person Alive" crown. It's like claiming there must be one person who's the "most purple" because colors exist on a spectrum. The mathematician swooping in with "partial ordering" is that friend who corrects your grammar at parties but is technically right. This is what happens when shower thoughts collide with actual mathematical rigor - suddenly your profound revelation gets absolutely demolished by set theory.

When basic arithmetic collides with human stubbornness! Person 1 claims they could drive 2,000 miles in a day, but Person 2 drops the mathematical truth bomb: at 75 mph, it would take 26.6 hours. Not deterred by facts, Person 1 suggests skipping sleep (because who needs biology when you're trying to win an internet argument?). When asked for sources, Person 2 delivers the devastating "it's called math" mic drop, showing the beautiful simplicity of division. The final response of "Well, I'm not sure if I agree but ok" perfectly captures that moment when someone's brain refuses to accept they're wrong despite irrefutable evidence. The mathematical equivalent of watching someone fight against gravity!

The ultimate battle of logical reasoning! On the left, mathematical induction shows off with its domino effect—proving something works for all numbers by showing it works for one case and then proving each step leads to the next. Meanwhile, science induction is just a white pigeon confidently declaring "all ravens are black." Congratulations, you've discovered the whitest counterexample possible! This perfectly captures why scientists need more than just "I've seen it a bunch of times, must be universal law." Next up: discovering gravity doesn't exist because I once saw a helium balloon float upward.

The classic logical fallacy of confusing "sufficient" with "necessary" conditions strikes again! Our green friend here thinks they've cracked extraterrestrial existence through Rule 34 logic: "If aliens exist, there's porn of them" → "There's porn of aliens" → "Therefore aliens exist." Unfortunately, that's like saying "If it rains, the ground gets wet" → "The ground is wet" → "Therefore it rained." Someone skipped their intro to logic class while searching for... unconventional evidence. The truth is out there, but probably not in those search results.

The classic "if p, then q" logical implication strikes again. The professor asks if two people sitting together implies they're in love—a classic correlation vs. causation fallacy. The student's "I don't know" response is brilliantly illustrated by showing both possibilities: people sitting together who might be in love, and people sitting together who definitely aren't. Without establishing the truth value of the premise, the conclusion remains undetermined. This is precisely why logicians make terrible matchmakers but excellent party guests—they'll never jump to conclusions about who's dating whom.

The perfect demonstration of contrapositive logic in the wild! The tutor says "if you need help, my door is always open" which logically transforms to "if the door is closed, you don't need help." The student immediately applies this logical equivalence with the confidence of a mathematician who just proved Fermat's Last Theorem. It's the most elegant escape from tutoring sessions since the invention of "my dog ate my homework." The smug little smile in panel 3 is every math major who's ever found a shortcut in a proof.