hardlogic

Question: If you randomly choose one of the following answers to this question, what is your chance of getting it right? A) 50% B) 25% C) 0% D) 25%

0%. No matter which answer you choose you are incorrect. All of the answers create a logic loop.

Why this works

This riddle plays with the concept of self-reference and probability. Let's break it down: if the answer is A) 50%, that implies you have a 50% chance of being correct, but since there are four options, that's not true. If you choose B) or D) with a value of 25%, that suggests you should be correct one out of four times, which again is contradictory since picking either of those options would actually make you incorrect, as they can't both be true. Lastly, if you choose C) 0%, it accurately reflects that all other options are incorrect—thus confirming itself. This creates a paradox where the only logically consistent answer is 0%.

Common Wrong Answers

“50%”

Choosing 50% implies that there are two correct answers, which contradicts the setup of the riddle.

“25%”

Choosing 25% suggests that there are four possible answers with one correct, but since there are two options claiming 25%, it leads to inconsistency.

“25%”

This option appears twice, which creates confusion about the actual probability and does not align with the outcome of the riddle.

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