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Rock Breaks Scissors A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody

William Poundstone

A practical guide to outguessing everything, from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market. People are predictable even when they try not to be. William Poundstone demonstrates how to turn this fact to personal advantage in scores of everyday situations, from playing th...

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It was mentioned as a book written by William Poundstone, that provided advice on outsmarting multiple choice tests, with strategies including the longest answer being correct and ignoring conventional wisdom.

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It's called Rock Breaks Scissors Colon, a practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody.

— Episode: SYSK Selects: All We Know About Guessing

Episode: SYSK Selects: All We Know About Guessing

It was mentioned as a book written by William Poundstone, that provided advice on outsmarting multiple choice tests, with strategies including the longest answer being correct and ignoring conventional wisdom.

"

It's called Rock Breaks Scissors Colon, a practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody.

Episode: SYSK Selects: All We Know About Guessing

It was mentioned as a book that offered advice on how to outguess and outwit almost everybody, specifically in the context of multiple-choice tests.

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It's called Rock Breaks Scissors Colon, a practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody.

Episode: SYSK Selects: All We Know About Guessing

It was mentioned as a book that provides techniques for outsmarting multiple choice tests, particularly on standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, was discussed, as well as advice on how to improve your odds of guessing correctly.

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It's called Rock Breaks Scissors: A practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody.

Episode: SYSK Selects: All We Know About Guessing

It was mentioned as a book about outsmarting and outguessing others, with a focus on practical guidance on how to do it. It was also the source of some advice that was discussed in the podcast episode.

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Rock Breaks Scissors: A practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody.

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