The narrator in the story is logical, keen, calculating, perspicacious, acute, and astute. He is very brilliant and he was only eighteen. He has a room mate, named Petey, who is dumb. He is an emotional type, unstable, impressionable, and worst of all, a faddist.
One afternoon, the narrator found Petey lying on his bed with an expression of such distress on his face. The narrator told him not to move and that he will call a doctor. But then, Petey mumbled the word raccoon. The narrator asked him what he is trying to say and he said that he needs a raccoon coat. The narrator asked him why he wants a raccoon coat and he said that raccoon coat are not nice but then he replied that he will do anything just to have a raccoon coat. Then, the narrator thought about Polly. Polly is Petey’s girl. The narrator likes this girl. Polly is a beautiful girl, gracious, and had an ease of bearing but not that smart. But he puts into mind that he can teach Polly about the things that she doesn’t know.
Then, the narrator asked Petey if he has a special relationship with Polly but he said that they are not in a relationship but they are meeting sometimes. Then, the narrator got a bag and placed some things in it and he told Petey that he will go home.
When he came back to the dormitory, he brought a raccoon coat for Petey. When Petey saw the coat, he was delighted and was very happy and he immediately asked what the payment is if he will have the coat. Then the narrator told him that he will have the coat if he can have Petey’s girl, Polly. Petey replied that he doesn’t agree with him. But not long after, Petey could not stop his self, he really likes the coat. And so, he agreed with the narrator and they made a deal.
Then, the narrator immediately asked Polly for a date out. First, he took Polly to eat dinner. After eating, Polly said, “Gee, that was a delish dinner,". Then he took her to a movie. "Gee, that was a marvy movie," she said as they left the theater. And then he took her home. "Gee, I had a sensaysh time," she said as she bade the narrator goodnight.
He felt bad and decided to give Polly back to Petey but then he decided to try and teach Polly. He wants to teach Polly how to think. In their next date, he took Polly to the Knoll and Talk. "Oo, terrif," said Polly after hearing that they’re going over to the Knoll and Talk. Polly asked what they will talk about and then he said that they will talk about logic.
"Logic," he said, clearing his throat, "is the science of thinking. Before we can think correctly, we must first learn to recognize the common fallacies of logic. These we will take up tonight."
He taught Polly about fallacies and cited some examples but at first, Polly was confused and did not understand but in the last kind of fallacy, she was able to think and answer correctly. This fallacy was about “Poisoning the Well”.
After that night, the narrator decided to ask Polly’s decision to go steady with him. But in every thing he said, Polly was able to answer him a fallacy that he taught her and he was really impressed. But Polly said that she will not go steady with him. She told him that she will go steady with Petey. Then the narrator compares his self to Petey. He said that he is brilliant and Petey is not but Polly told him that he is poisoning the well. The narrator then asked why she chooses Petey and she said that "He's got a racoon coat."
One afternoon, the narrator found Petey lying on his bed with an expression of such distress on his face. The narrator told him not to move and that he will call a doctor. But then, Petey mumbled the word raccoon. The narrator asked him what he is trying to say and he said that he needs a raccoon coat. The narrator asked him why he wants a raccoon coat and he said that raccoon coat are not nice but then he replied that he will do anything just to have a raccoon coat. Then, the narrator thought about Polly. Polly is Petey’s girl. The narrator likes this girl. Polly is a beautiful girl, gracious, and had an ease of bearing but not that smart. But he puts into mind that he can teach Polly about the things that she doesn’t know.
Then, the narrator asked Petey if he has a special relationship with Polly but he said that they are not in a relationship but they are meeting sometimes. Then, the narrator got a bag and placed some things in it and he told Petey that he will go home.
When he came back to the dormitory, he brought a raccoon coat for Petey. When Petey saw the coat, he was delighted and was very happy and he immediately asked what the payment is if he will have the coat. Then the narrator told him that he will have the coat if he can have Petey’s girl, Polly. Petey replied that he doesn’t agree with him. But not long after, Petey could not stop his self, he really likes the coat. And so, he agreed with the narrator and they made a deal.
Then, the narrator immediately asked Polly for a date out. First, he took Polly to eat dinner. After eating, Polly said, “Gee, that was a delish dinner,". Then he took her to a movie. "Gee, that was a marvy movie," she said as they left the theater. And then he took her home. "Gee, I had a sensaysh time," she said as she bade the narrator goodnight.
He felt bad and decided to give Polly back to Petey but then he decided to try and teach Polly. He wants to teach Polly how to think. In their next date, he took Polly to the Knoll and Talk. "Oo, terrif," said Polly after hearing that they’re going over to the Knoll and Talk. Polly asked what they will talk about and then he said that they will talk about logic.
"Logic," he said, clearing his throat, "is the science of thinking. Before we can think correctly, we must first learn to recognize the common fallacies of logic. These we will take up tonight."
He taught Polly about fallacies and cited some examples but at first, Polly was confused and did not understand but in the last kind of fallacy, she was able to think and answer correctly. This fallacy was about “Poisoning the Well”.
After that night, the narrator decided to ask Polly’s decision to go steady with him. But in every thing he said, Polly was able to answer him a fallacy that he taught her and he was really impressed. But Polly said that she will not go steady with him. She told him that she will go steady with Petey. Then the narrator compares his self to Petey. He said that he is brilliant and Petey is not but Polly told him that he is poisoning the well. The narrator then asked why she chooses Petey and she said that "He's got a racoon coat."
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