Lewis Carroll was a devotee of logic games that explored the boundaries of sense and nonsense. This year's series of Daily Trojan ads features four of his well-known soriteses, which are polysyllogisms, or sequences of syllogisms that provide premises for unexpected conclusions. Depending on the premises, more than one conclusion is often possible.
Polysyllogism the Fourth
No kitten, that loves fish, is unteachable.
No kitten without a tail will play with a gorilla.
Kittens with whiskers always love fish.
No teachable kitten has green eyes.
No kittens have tails unless they have whiskers.
One answer: No kitten with green eyes will play with a gorilla.
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