Goines On: A fundamental flaw of logic

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Goines was about to start reading a book he had borrowed from Duke University Library for Mrs. Goines. He knew that Apple’s iBooks probably had the book and he could download a free sample to start reading more easily on his iPad.

    Goines was amazed to find that the sample included the entire first three chapters of the book. Chapter 3 of the printed book ended on p. 30, and the last page of the electronic sample was also numbered 30. As a double check, Goines also quickly noted the book’s and the sample’s final word: they were the same. Goines valued such confirmations, because he was becoming more and more prone to error, and double checks helped him catch his mistakes.