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'''Arthur's Paradox''' is an observation about quizbowl made by [[Bruce Arthur]]. It states that while quizbowl players adore concepts that are doubly-, triply-, or otherwise poly-eponymous, virtually no concepts created by quizbowl players to describe quizbowl are poly-eponymous. | '''Arthur's Paradox''' is an observation about quizbowl made by [[Bruce Arthur]]. It states that while quizbowl players adore concepts that are doubly-, triply-, or otherwise poly-eponymous, virtually no concepts created by quizbowl players to describe quizbowl are poly-eponymous. | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Examples of mono-eponymous concepts include: | Examples of mono-eponymous concepts include: | ||
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Ironically, Arthur's Paradox is also an example. | Ironically, Arthur's Paradox is also an example. | ||
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| + | See also [[:Category:Eponymous laws]]. | ||
==Exceptions== | ==Exceptions== | ||
Noted exceptions to Arthur's Paradox include: | Noted exceptions to Arthur's Paradox include: | ||
* The [[Mukherjee-Passner Effect]] | * The [[Mukherjee-Passner Effect]] | ||
| + | * The [[Hoppes-Mikanowski Limit]] | ||
[[Category:Quizbowl lingo]] | [[Category:Quizbowl lingo]] | ||
[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:27, 25 May 2021
Arthur's Paradox is an observation about quizbowl made by Bruce Arthur. It states that while quizbowl players adore concepts that are doubly-, triply-, or otherwise poly-eponymous, virtually no concepts created by quizbowl players to describe quizbowl are poly-eponymous.
Examples
Examples of mono-eponymous concepts include:
Ironically, Arthur's Paradox is also an example.
See also Category:Eponymous laws.
Exceptions
Noted exceptions to Arthur's Paradox include: