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Wait, this is double-negation. The rule of double-negation is that for any proposition P, not-not-P is P. Like not-not-True is True. So, replying “No” to the sentence “My child will not be attending The Center on the following dates” should mean – “She will be in!” I smiled the next day when I saw another group of parents crowded around this note, all puzzled. Eventually it was re-written, as even the author was unsure how to interpret the results. So, forget double negation, let's just talk straight!
If no-no-something will mean "yes", how about yes-yes-something? Can it mean "no"? In general it does not work. Yes-yes-something does not mean not-something. However, there is a great story about a linguistics professor that was giving a lecture and explaining double negation rules and examples. He concluded by saying that there is no case where a double positive forms a negative. To which a student responded: "Yeah, right." That sounds like "No!"
More math adventures in parenting: Mommy, I am afraid to die...
Here is another great example of a logical confusion. Songwriter and performer Les Julian asked kids at the concert, telling them to raise their hands if they agree:
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