The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 days agoThe science is dividedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1746
arrow-up1746imageThe science is dividedlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoYou are correct that in the mathematical sense, this is not circular reasoning, it is induction. The problem is that this is an example of a failed, invalid proof of induction. I investigated it a bit further and tried to work through the actual point at which the proof fails in another comment.
You are correct that in the mathematical sense, this is not circular reasoning, it is induction.
The problem is that this is an example of a failed, invalid proof of induction.
I investigated it a bit further and tried to work through the actual point at which the proof fails in another comment.