http://playingwithpointers.com One step closer to reflective equilibrium. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:36:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://playingwithpointers.com/archives/213 http://playingwithpointers.com/archives/213#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:44:54 +0000 Sanjoy http://playingwithpointers.com/?p=213 I have, after considerable thought, discovered that you can always whip up three reasons for whatever proposition you wish to prove or support. There are three (surprise) reasons why I think so:

1. Three is not too big Three reasons is a small enough number of reasons to come up with on the spot.
2. Three is not too small In general, providing three reasons for a proposition is the minimum amount of work you need to do to convince or brainwash the other party in context.
3. You (generally) need to make only one fake reason You will notice that, generally speaking, you will have to make only one fake or made up reason (like this one) to complete your set of three reasons. Easy enough to get away with.

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