True, according to his logic, the phrase “what is the answer to this question” is a statement, not a question, so her saying “that isn’t a question” is correct.
The girls win. The last “question” was actually a statement, not a question. Therefore, no answer. Edit with a more detailed explanation: There are two correct/appropriate ways his sentence could be interpreted grammatically, and a third grammatically incorrect way: 1. What is the answer to this question? 2. “What” is the answer to this question. 3. “What” is the answer to this question? The first is a question that lacks sufficient context to give an answer, as the girls correctly identified. The second is not a question at all, therefore making it a statement of fact and not something that merits a response in any question-and-answer format except for Jeopardy, where it would fit in perfectly. However this is not jeopardy and the established pattern of this channel do not fit with a sudden and unexplained change of this kind. The third grammatical interpretation, the one the guy intended, is not an accurate use of the English language. There is no such thing as a sentence that is both a question and a statement of fact at the same time. These are inherently opposite structures, one requesting information and the other providing it. It’s logically and grammatically impossible for these to coexist in a single sentence without conjunctions, therefore the guy has presented an unanswerable “question” and the girls are essentially correct.
@@is_urban1425 no, that’s not how language works. Grammatically, that is not possible. There are two ways his sentence could go grammatically, and a third grammatically incorrect way: 1. What is the answer to this question? 2. “What” is the answer to this question. 3. “What” is the answer to this question? The first is a question that lacks sufficient context to give an answer, as the girls correctly identified. The second is not a question at all, therefore making it a statement of fact and not something that merits a response in any question-and-answer format except for Jeopardy, where it would fit in perfectly. However this is not jeopardy and the established pattern of this channel do not fit with a sudden and unexplained change of this kind. The third grammatical interpretation, the one the guy intended, is not an accurate use of the English language. There is no such thing as a sentence that is both a question and a statement of fact at the same time. These are inherently opposite structures, one requesting information and the other providing it. It’s logically and grammatically impossible for these to coexist in a single sentence without conjunctions, therefore the guy has presented an unanswerable “question” and the girls are essentially correct.
The first question doesn’t make sense grammatically. If there are two coins that equal 30 cents and one isn’t a quarter then the girls first answer was correct. The question itself doesn’t give sufficient evidence of which coin isn’t a quarter so it can be either or. One isn’t a quarter is a subjective statement because we don’t know what one is referring too. Because of this one can refer too both coins without proper evidence.
What is the answer to this question? It's a trick question because its not a question. It's a statement: "What" IS the answer to this question. But that means he never asked a question, so I would just stare blankly at him and say "Yes." So they were right. There was no question.
Sigh hate these questions Simply put You have two coins Coin 1 Coin 2 1 is not a quarter They have to equel 30c Coin 1= nickel Coin 2 = quarter Stupid question
If you say "'What' is the answer to this question", there's still no question. It's a statement. That means there is no answer to be given, but if you want to respond, you could say "So what's the question?"
"WHAT is the answer to this question", in this case, is NOT a question- it's a statement, so it doesn't actually require a reply. The guy says "WHAT is the answer to this question." - so an acceptable response could be "I haven't heard a question."
The last one was fallacious. If what is the answer, then it was a statement, not a question. It's like saying twelve is the answer to this question. It's deceiving because he says "this question" implying they should already know what the question is when he never asked one.
What's the answer to this question. "..." There was no question. If he said : What's the answer to this question. What's the answer? Then I think it'd make sense. But she won. 😅
You have TWO coins that EQUAL 30 cents. One is not a quarter. What two coins do you have? You have two 30 cents coins. Because you said I, in fact, have TWO coins that (both) EQUAL 30 cents. You never said they equal 30 cents when combined. I thought that was the trick.
