1 Proof by obviousness “The proof is so clear that it need not be mentioned.”
12 Proof by mumbo-jumbo
16 Proof by plagiarism “As we see on page 289,.”
17 Proof by lost reference “I know I saw it somewhere.”
18 Proof by calculus “This proof requires calculus, so we’ll skip it.”
24 Proof by clever variable choice “Let A be the number such that this proof works.”
29 Proof by hasty generalization “Well, it works for 17, so it works for all real numbers.”
30 Proof by deception
“Now everyone turn their backs.”
31 Proof by supplication “Oh please, let it be true.”
36 Proof by intuition “I just have this gut feeling.”
the number twelve is insane
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