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In article <1992Aug18.131259.14667@wisipc.weizmann.ac.il> jhsegal@wiscon.weizmann.ac.il (Livy) writes:
>Remember:The man he is asking could be a liar or a honest man.HE (the
>parchutist) doesn't know it.

Usually, you encourage the parachutist to ask "What name would a liar give to
the other city?". However, I am not convinced that this "works". It makes some
assumptions about lying which are not clear. For example, it assumes (which is
reasonable) that the honest people have noticed the "liars" and have come to
some understanding of what is involved. However, what lying means to the liars
is difficult to say, especially since they can't agree on it. Since the truthful
citizens know this as well, they give you an answer which a liar would give you,
but this is no use unless the liar's answer is well defined.

Right?

Later,
Andrew Mullhaupt