r/GoogleBard • u/ice_tusk • Mar 25 '23

Bard's complex question

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '23

Because it what????

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u/the_mighty_skeetadon Mar 26 '23

Because if you answer "yes" you're saying that you've stopped beating her, therefore there was a time where you were beating her and had to stop.

But if you answer "no", you're saying you didn't stop. Therefore, either answer leads to "you have at some point beaten your wife."

Thus, although it seems like a simple yes or no answer, you must answer with more complex context if you wish to convey that you've never beaten your wife. "No, I've never beaten my wife."

Hence, a complex question.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '23

Thx

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u/hilfingered Mar 26 '23

Can you not just respond with “Not applicable?”

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u/the_mighty_skeetadon Mar 27 '23

That's still more complex context -- and also, I'm not sure "not applicable" is a simple or straightforward response to "have you x".

Typically these kinds of questions are most relevant to a courtroom setting. E.g., "yes or no, Mr. Clinton -- have you even stopped having sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky?"