I can prove to you that the number five is both odd and even
Here's how: three is odd and two is even. Three and two is five; therefore, five is odd and
even.
What will be an ideal response?
(Equivocation over the word 'is'. In one sense it means "has the property of being,"
in the other sense it means "equals". Thus:1.
Three has the property of being odd
2. Two has the property of being even
3. Three and two equals five.
4. Five has the property of being both odd and even)
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