mc5 - King AVMA the III

CdM

R] Close enough! The AOTC is “parsimony”, but I decided early on I’d accept anything in the ballpark of synonymy. Have a very small baton.

Raak

Th nxt s ... er, the next is ANIMAL with ABSTRACT connections.

Mythical creature?

Fictional?

Is it a chordate?

Is it a hedgehog that thinks it's the King?

Raak

[bl] Not a mythical creature.
[B] Not fictional.
[SM] The animals that could be involved are all chordates.
[T] Not a hedgehog that thinks it's the King. Neither, for that matter, it is an elephant that thinks it's President Putin, nor a platypus that thinks it's Napoleon.

Radox The Green

Are these chordates extinct?

Raak

[RtG] Not extinct.

Tuj

Human?

Simons Mith

Do they have a readily defined habitat?

Raak

[Tuj] Human.
[SM] Given the previous answer, yes — this planet.

CdM

Unique?

Raak

[CdM] Not unique.

CdM

Does the abstract connection define a group of individuals?

Raak

[CdM] Not a group.

blamelewis

One particular human?

Tuj

Does the AOTC include any Crescenters?

Raak

[bl] No particular human.
[T] The AOTC includes pretty much all humans.

Tuj

Is the AOTC defined by who it excludes rather than includes?

Rosie

Is this a human characteristic?

Raak

[T] That could be considered a political matter these days.
[R] Yes, that's a reasonable description. The few who do not have it might kick up a storm about the AOTC being ableist, hence previous answer.

CdM

Is the AOTC linked to one of the senses?

Raak

[CdM] The thing itself is linked to one of the senses, but that link plays no part in the AOTC.

Rosie

A person with two legs?

Raak

[R] Legs not involved.

Tuj

Is the AOTC a single word (articles aside)?

Raak

[T] Not a single word.

I think the ABSTRACT connection has been neglected.

CdM

Is the abstract connection something that philosophers have a particular interest in?

Raak

[CdM] Not philosophical.

CdM

Is the abstract connection health-related?

Raak

[CdM] Not health-related.

Tuj

Are you aware of any Crescenters who *aren't* part of the AOTC?

Raak

[Tuj] No-one is literally part of the AOTC. Audience murmurs in amused suspense.

Raak

The chair would like to remind the panel that the ANIMAL category need not mean that the answer is an animal, or a set of animals.

CdM

Is the AOTC a set of parts of (human) animals?

Raak

[CdM] (The audience is relieved of their suspense.) The AOTC is a part of an animal.