Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job?

Re:Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job? by exdsq on Friday April 16, 2021 @06:57AM (#26832291)

> Your writing is not strong, i can tell you did not attend college.

Maybe you're right but this is how I read it.

Alice's writing is not strong -> Alice did not attend college.

therefore

Bob's writing is strong -> Bob did attend college.

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Re:Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job? by jk7tarYZAQNpTQa on Friday April 16, 2021 @07:17AM (#26832471)

On the other hand, what the other user deducted was:

* If you attend college -> You probably end up writing properly

* OP doesn't write properly -> He probably didn't attend college

Which is a proper logical deduction rule called modus tollens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_tollens

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Re:Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job? by atuladhar on Friday April 16, 2021 @08:45AM (#26833184)

I apologize in advance for nitpicking, but since this sub-thread is about usage: it should be "deduced" not "deducted."

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Re:Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job? by jk7tarYZAQNpTQa on Friday April 16, 2021 @11:00AM (#26834710)

Thanks for telling me, English isn't my first language and I often make mistakes. I can't edit my comment to correct it.

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Re:Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job? by exdsq on Friday April 16, 2021 @07:49AM (#26832713)

Fair enough! Happy to be proved wrong :)

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