Re: Wanted: Alternate wording for Law 16Bb1(a)

Adam Wildavsky <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.games.bridge.laws
Message-ID <CAHkRE_3aMc=2zLG_X+nWdy5OOrK0r5-C5En7b8TMxRv5G6zC_g@mail.gmail.com>
A few people pointed out a logical flaw in the "unless there is no logical
alternative" text. Here's a new version based on a suggestion by Andy
Bowles:

A player may not choose a call or play that is demonstrably suggested over
another by unauthorized information unless the other call or play is not a
logical alternative.


On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Adam Wildavsky <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks, Tim! I like it. Laurie Kelso and I are now working up a proposal
> along these lines.
>
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Timothy N. Hill <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2016 Jul 12, at 12:44, Adam Wildavsky <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> … the WBF LC is now considering …
>>
>>
>> …, the partner may not choose a call or play that could demonstrably have
>> been suggested over another by the extraneous information unless there is
>> no logical alternative.
>>
>>
>> Better. Now
>>
>>    - delete “over another,”
>>    - change “could have been” to “is,”
>>    - change the preceding clause to a separate paragraph stating that
>>    extraneous information from partner is  unauthorized, and
>>    - in this clause change “extraneous” to “unauthorized.”
>>
>>
>> How ’bout this?
>>
>> Extraneous information that may suggest a call or play includes remarks, questions,
>> replies to questions, unexpected* alerts or failures to alert, unmistakable
>> hesitation, unwonted speed, special emphasis, tone, gestures, movements,
>> and mannerisms. Extraneous information from partner is unauthorized.
>>
>> A player may not choose a call or play that is demonstrably suggested by
>> unauthorized information from his partner unless there is no logical
>> alternative.
>>
>> A logical alternative is one that a significant proportion of the class
>> of players in question, using the methods of the partnership, would
>> seriously consider, and some might select.
>>
>> Tim
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