Which Alice?

Which Alice? Which Alice?

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And That's the Beautiful Part of It! Alice tried to puzzle this out. It didn't quite seem to make sense. "Can you give me an example of such a question?" asked Alice. "Ah, now you talk like a sensible child!" replied Humpty Dumpty. "Surely I can give you an example. Indeed, I can think offhand of two examples. Which one would you like me to give you first?" "How could I know?" asked Alice. "Since I have no idea what examples you have in mind, how could I possibly tell you which one to give me?" "Right again," replied Humpty. "That's what I call being a logical child! Well, then, here's a perfect example of the kind of question I have in mind. The question is this: Is No the correct answer to this question?" "To what question?" asked Alice. Why, to the question I just asked!" replied Humpty Dumpty. 87

And That's the Beautiful Part of It!<br />

<strong>Alice</strong> tried to puzzle this out. It didn't quite seem to make sense.<br />

"Can you give me an example of such a question?" asked <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />

"Ah, now you talk like a sensible child!" replied Humpty Dumpty.<br />

"Surely I can give you an example. Indeed, I can think offhand of<br />

two examples. <strong>Which</strong> one would you like me to give you first?"<br />

"How could I know?" asked <strong>Alice</strong>. "Since I have no idea what<br />

examples you have in mind, how could I possibly tell you which one<br />

to give me?"<br />

"Right again," replied Humpty. "That's what I call being a logical<br />

child! Well, then, here's a perfect example of the kind of question I<br />

have in mind. The question is this: Is No the correct answer to this<br />

question?"<br />

"To what question?" asked <strong>Alice</strong>. Why, to the question I just<br />

asked!" replied Humpty Dumpty.<br />

87

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