[olug] OT: After installfest

[William E. Kempf]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tanya Loughead" <tanyaloughead at cox.net>
To: "olug" <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] OT: After installfest


>
> A short lesson in Logic (brought to you by some chick):
>
> 'A fallacy of Weak Inference: "Post Hoc..." or "Hasty Generalization":
> This fallacy occurs when one offers a generalization based on too few
> examples or on examples that mislead about some larger population. This
> is a weak inference-- however, even strong generalizations can easily be
> falsified by a counter example'

Two things:

* The ring thing occurs often enough that there has to be some explanation,
regardless of the fact that you can generalize too much on this.  That's why
it's joked about and thought about, not because anyone truly believes
there's some animal magnetism associated with wearing a wedding ring.

* Generally, the real reason is simple.  Most of the time this occurs, the
woman is waiting on you in some capacity and is smart enough to know the
flirting will result in bigger tips.  Think about it guys.

Bill Kempf

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