Test

Fred and Eric were computer programmers, and they applied

for a single position at a computer company. They both had

the same qualifications. In order to determine which i

ndividual to hire, the manager asked them to take a test.
Upon completion of the test, both men missed only one of

the questions. The manager went to Fred and said, “Thank

you for your interest, but we’ve decided to give the job

to the other applicant.”
“And why would you do that? We both got nine questions

correct,” asked Fred.
“We have based our decision not on the correct answers,

but on the question you missed,” said the manager.
“And just how would one incorrect answer be better than

the other?” asked Fred.
“Simple,” said the manager. “Your fellow applicant on

question #5, ‘I don’t know.’ You put down, ‘Neither do I.”

考試

弗雷德和埃里克都是電腦程序員，他們到一家電腦公司申請一個職位。

他們倆的條件一樣，為了決定雇傭哪一個人，經理讓他們參加一個考試。
考試結束時，他們倆都少做一題。經理走到弗雷德跟前說：“感謝你對

我公司的興趣，但我們決定錄用另一位申請人了。”
“你們為什么這么做？我們倆都做對了9道題呀。”
“我們做出的決定不是根據正確的答案，而是根據你們沒有做出的題。”經理說。
“僅僅根據一個不正確的回答怎么能知道一個比另一個強呢？” 弗雷德問。
“很簡單。”經理說：“你的申請人伙伴回答第5題時寫的是，‘我不知道’，而你寫的是‘我也不知道’。