Is there a word for the phenomenon of people calling statements "paradoxes" to make them sound more interesting than they are, even if they make sense and aren't actually paradoxes upon closer inspection (e.g. the Monty Hall paradox, the Twin Paradox, the Birthday Paradox)
If not, I'd like to jump on this opportunity to coin a term, "Buckley's Paradox". You're welcome.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
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