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(1 hour ago)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: All i was doing was pointing out that it’s illogical to refute the claim that the bengals can beat any team—and that it’s illogical to say they cant beat any specific team.

We can talk about odds if you want.

Im guessing you would like to say we have a 2/10 chance of beating the ravens any given game because that is the record you brought up.

That might seem to make sense, but you fall victim to the logical fallacy called the gamblers fallacy. What happened before doesnt affect the odds of something similar happening in the future.

It might seem intuitive that past success increases the likelihood of future success, but the best you can do is give them an edge over the bengals greater than 50/50 based on the players/coaches on one team being better or more proven and one team having better matchups.

Seeing as the most recent games have been so close it likely comes down to who has the ball last and you have to give the ravens an edge with their ability to control the clock with the run game—but its not like their defense has been stellar recently either.

I agree you have to give the ravens the edge but to say it’s a lock doesnt make logical sense.

EDIT:

I looked up ‘pedantic’.

Now this is the 3rd or 4th time you either called me a name or belittled my point by sharing a facepalm emoji or something else disrespectful.

I on the other hand have not called you any names and have tried to be respectful. It isnt easy when someone is being disrespectful towards you but i am able to see through it.

Anytime someone resorts to this type of behavior (keep in mind name-calling is another logical fallacy) it doesnt bother me because i know what it means.

I do, however, ask that you be more respectful as there are rules and guidelines to follow on a message board. Someone like me might see right through it but you may offend a weaker minded person and thats simply not okay. So i ask that you be more respectful and refrain from name calling. Like i said, i could care less if you do it to me but im more looking out for others on the board.