> > Then why does a child generally answer yes to the question
> > "Is brown composed of b, r, o, w, n in that order?" after being
> >shown 'brown'?
>
> Because it's a leading question which does not represent
> the issue. The same child would probably also answer yes
> to "Is that house brown?" (given a brown house), or "Is
> your last name 'Brown?'" (if that's his/her last name),
> or any of an infinite number of other possible facts
> which contain "brown."
Ask the child if the house and the person are the same thing? Then ask
the child if the name of the house (named 'brown') and the name of the
person (named 'brown') are the same thing?
Received on Tue Jul 20 2004 - 19:58:19 CDT
