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    Logic and Clear Thinking: 50 Brain Teazers
    Logic and Clear Thinking: 50 Brain Teazers
    Logic and Clear Thinking: 50 Brain Teazers
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    Logic and Clear Thinking: 50 Brain Teazers

    By Roy Whitlow

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    The great philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein said ‘Logic is not a body of knowledge’. I would rather have it that logic is a clear way of thinking, of using knowledge. And that’s what you need to solve many puzzles and teasers. Another famous writer, Stendahl, said ‘Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge’. Well, some of the teasers here might seem to be dodges, certainly some are trickier than others. Some may have been around for some time in one form or another, and some are new. They are all designed to task little grey cells , but mainly to entertain.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRoy Whitlow
    Release dateJul 25, 2013
    ISBN9781301015306
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      Logic and Clear Thinking - Roy Whitlow

      Logic and Clear Thinking – 50 Brain Teazers

      Compiled by

      Roy Whitlow

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      R.Whitlow, Bristol, UK

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      Copyright: © 2013 Roy Whitlow, Bristol, UK

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, manual, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1. Logical rugger results

      2. Chorus line heights

      3. Two balloon puzzles

      4. The monkey, the pulley and the bananas

      5. Ladies and their games

      6. A game peas and mugs

      7. A game of poker

      8. Ladies in their rooms

      9. Ladies lie about their ages

      10. Cricket club scores for the year

      11. Prof Sharp’s new card game

      12. Spot the deductive reasoning

      13. Seating problems at the University’s Christmas lunch

      14. Dr Surd’s test results

      15. The curious case of the Binomial twins

      16. The Arkwrights’ and Beamishes’ christening party

      17. Joining rules for the Private Eye Club

      18. The girls save up for their holiday

      19. Playing footsie at the zoo

      20. The Monty Hall Problem

      21. A marriage mix-up for the hotel

      22. Farmer Teazer’s will

      23. Ooh, you little liar

      24. Cards pairs intelligence test

      25. And the Gold Medal goes to …?

      26. Class of nine in their seats

      27. Granny’s scarves for the quins

      28. Petals around the rose

      29. Five colourful weddings

      30. A faculty meeting

      31. Spots before eyes – or dies

      32. Traffic in all directions

      33. Sisters with weight and honesty problems

      34. Precision car parks

      35. Murder most fowl

      36. Where’s he from then?

      37. Who is lying?

      38. A family party

      39. A Bran Tub too full

      40. A question of death or death

      41. Ups and downs

      42. Up the pole

      43. An honourable draw

      44. A chip off the old block

      45. The economics of quantity

      46. Five little annoyances

      47. The Prof is boxing clever

      48. Nights out with friends

      49. What’s in a name

      50. Logical cats

      Introduction

      Not all puzzles are logical, but logic can certainly help in the solving of many, whether they stem from pure entertainment or from the realities of living. The great philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein said ‘Logic is not a body of knowledge’, although it may appear so in some educational prospectuses. I rather like John Locke’s comment: ‘Logic is the anatomy of thought’. But in the context of mind games and brain teasers the

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