by Balin » Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:02 pm
Was someone else present when they played? Yes --> did the others look at them? No The others did not look something in particular? The others were relevant focused on something else that was happening This (something positive? This negative? related to the child?)? Did the others belong to a relevant social class? No They were common people? Yes They were gathered for an event? Yes They were all parents with children? No
Does it matter what type of structure they were in? Yes -->in outside ? inside? Did it happen in a school? Scientific experiments relevant (e.g. the child had been cloned in a laboratory)? In a skyscraper? In a pub? in a restaurant? In an airplane? In a public place? In a museum? in a circus? in a library? in white house? in a cinema? in a place where it is common to find children? See far below
were there other children? Yes --> relevant the reason why Jeremy chose that particular child rather than other children? No Maybe because he was special in a sense? Or because it was his birthday? Because something relevant was happening to him and not to others? Something positive? Negative? Uncertain (e.g. an operation)? Something else?
Can we say that the child, before the game was played was: happy? Yes, but irrel sad? afraid? surprised? thrilled? excited? noisy (e.g. they were in a church and the child was crying)? None in particular?
Or maybe something relevant was happening and Jeremy played TTT with the child because something relevant was happening? Yes! --> Twin towers relevant? Did something relevant happen to the child? To his parents? To Jeremy? To the entire world? To the building where they were? To a specific person? To the two (e.g. someone was taking a picture of them that became famous)? Something that remained in history? Yes to this, No to rest of this paragraph (e.g. first man on the Moon? A war? a terrorist attack? a murder? hostages that managed to escape a theft? a natural disaster? a Guinness world record?)
Did the child trust Jeremy? Assume Yes Did the parents? Irrel Did Jeremy wear a costume? No
did the something relevant last the time of the match (i.e. less than a minute)? No
Were the parents in a relevant social condition? No - the parents are entirely irrelevant (e.g. they were poor and could not afford to make a Christmas party to the child) No
Was it an unusual place to play tic-tac-toe? Yes To play a game with a child? Yes Was it a normal place for a different game? Yes Was it a sports stadium? Yes! Did the child also tell people about the game? No If so, for the same reason? See prev did thay play it in order to be able to say that they'd played in that location? No, but OTRT! When Jeremy tells the story, does he mention the child? No Tic-tac-toe? No If so, as a punchline? Does he tell it in order to mislead? This, but amusingly Amuse? See prev Brag? See prev also