[blml] claim

[Eric Landau]

At 11:47 AM 7/7/06, Ed wrote:

>On Jul 7, 2006, at 10:23 AM, Eric Landau wrote:
>
>>Are those different enough mental errors to affect how we would
>>rule?  I don't see it.
>
>If he miscounted, then when one opponent shows out, he has still
>miscounted and will probably still get it wrong. If he has assumed a
>distribution that doesn't exist, then when one opponent shows out he
>will, unless he is completely asleep, realize his assumption was
>incorrect. He will now realize that continuing the original line of
>play is irrational. Must we hold him to it regardless of that fact?

I see where Ed is going, but I still don't see how he gets there.  If 
declarer "miscounts", doesn't that mean that he, perforce, "assumes a 
distribution that doesn't exist"?   If he "assumes a distribution that 
doesn't exist", must he not have either "miscounted" or not counted at 
all?  Whatever you call it, his claim depends on his having the correct 
count, and he doesn't.


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