A very weird question

Logic Level 2

This might be the weirdest question you have ever come across at Brilliant.

Which answer can be t r u e true for any question no matter what?

The situation here is such that you may or may not give the correct answer but the correct answer will be correct depending on your point of view and not the question. Also keep in mind that the given answer does not necessarily have to be true , but, can be true in any case as long as the question does not format the answer indefinitely

I know this is a very hypothetical question but I also find it to be a fun one.

Yes No such answer I don't know Stupid question/ Impossible scenario You are wasting my time No

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1 solution

Kumudesh Ghosh
Jun 4, 2020

First, let us begin by eliminating.

  • Yes and No can be easily eliminated for questions can be different with the completely opposite answers

  • Stupid question/ Impossible scenario can also be eliminated for "There is no such thing as a bad question" and every scenario is not impossible.

  • Wasting your time can also be eliminated for you are here at Brilliant to solve questions and this is a question.

-And that leaves us with IDK. Here's why:

For any question, you may or may not know the answer. But giving the answer does not necessarily mean that it has to be true from your point of view . So, in any case, even if you know the answer, you can give the answer "I don't know", since it can be that you DO NOT KNOW or also you do know but don't want to give the true answer.

Either way, "IDK" can be the answer to any question indefinitely, although most of the time the answer is governed by computer algorithms and so giving this answer will result in a wrong answer.

If ever there was such an AI which could logically u n d e r s t a n d understand the difference between a true statement and a given answer, IDK might be your solution to getting every answer right.

Hope you liked the question!

I chose I don't know because that seemed most right, but it is not right. I thought of reporting the problem, but wanted to ask you first. My point for reporting is exactly what you have mentioned "even if you know the answer, you can give the answer "I don’t know", since it can be that you DO NOT KNOW or also you do know but don’t want to give the true answer " \text{"even if you know the answer, you can give the answer "I don't know", since it can be that you DO NOT KNOW or also} \color{#D61F06}{\text{ you do know but don't want to give the true answer}}" The part that is in red cannot be countered. You see, if you don't want to give the true answer you can't say i dont know, because you are not answering the right thing. You know but you are saying you don't not know is just absurd.

P.S. This question is indeed very very weird and so is my comment

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

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I selected "You are wasting my time" because whatever question is asked, it has to be answered in some time which is lost. But I don't know...

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

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That is also true. But i don't know...

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

Me too. Especially when it's my classmate asking me class notes. Mega waste of time.

A Former Brilliant Member - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

I understand what you mean to say. I shouldn't have said that. What I wanted to say was if you know the right answer, you WILL give the right answer , but if you DO NOT KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER, I DON'T KNOW CAN ALWAYS BE A SOLUTION.

Hope I could clear your doubt.

Kumudesh Ghosh - 1 year ago

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Since i didn't know the answer to this question, I should have typed 'I don't know' but i put "You are wasting my time" because it reminded me of my weird classmate who always wastes my time. Great problem!

A Former Brilliant Member - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indeed a very strange question...

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With a very strange answer

A Former Brilliant Member - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

I will just say ,this question is not for rude people.it is for learners who can accept that they don't know....and I'm not in this league.just out of leauge 😎

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I absolutely agree

Kumudesh Ghosh - 1 year ago

I don't know if you're talking about justice league, but i agree. xD

A Former Brilliant Member - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wasting your time can also be eliminated for you are here at Brilliant to solve questions and this is a question.

I don't understand this reasoning.

Saya Suka - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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