B.
This is a multiple choice test. Once you eliminate three answers, you pick the fourth answer and move on to the next question. It can’t be A, C, or D, for reasons that I understand. There’s a non-zero chance that it’s B for a reason that I don’t understand.
If there is no correct answer, then there’s no point hemming and hawing about it.
B. Final answer.
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is a self-referential paradox — a classic logic puzzle designed to be tricky. Let’s break it down:
Step-by-step analysis:
How many choices? There are 4 possible answers, so if we pick one randomly, the chance of picking any specific one is 1 in 4 = 25%.
How many answers say “25%”? Two.
That means the probability of randomly choosing an answer that says “25%” is 2 in 4 = 50%.
But if the correct answer is 50%, then only one option says “50%” — which is ©. So the probability of picking it at random is 1 in 4 = 25%, contradicting the idea that 50% is correct.
If the correct answer is 25%, then two options say that — a and d. So the chance of picking one of those at random is 50%, not 25% — again a contradiction.
Similarly, if 60% is correct (only one option), then the chance of picking it randomly is 25%, which again makes it incorrect.
Conclusion: Any choice leads to a contradiction. This is a self-referential paradox, meaning the question breaks logical consistency. There is no consistent correct answer.
Applejuicy@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
Chatgpt ass answer lmao
KammicRelief@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
haha yeah, I knew it at the “let’s break it down:”
I was like… I know this voice…
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Got it right though
judgyweevil@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
The © gave it away
ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
^dontthinkaboutitdontthinkaboutitdontthinkaboutit^
samus12345@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
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Deepus@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
…so like, which one you picking?
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
E.
MrShankles@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
I would think that if you truly pick at random, it’s still a 25% chance no matter how you cut it
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
You had to show off, huh
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
The comment - which isn’t edited - uses
©
.Whatever client you use replaces/renders © [bracket c bracket] as ©.
jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
™
RandomVideos@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
If you are picking at random, you wouldnt get to analyze and reach the conclusion that its 25%, meaning that the answer is 25%