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Trick or Treat Venn Diagrams

October 31, 2021

Pumpkin-shaded Venn diagrams for Trick and Treat show that 'trick or treat' is really an exclusive or.

Idea credit: Miyamol (@38mo1).

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021-10-31-trick-or-treat-venn-diagrams/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Venn diagrams on jack-o'-lanterns: Trick · Treat · Trick ∩ Treat · Trick ∪ Treat · Trick ∩ ¬Treat · ¬Trick ∩ Treat

[Big orange oval] HALLOWEEN: (Trick ∩ ¬Treat) ∪ (¬Trick ∩ Treat)

"adapted with permission from Miyamol @38mo1"

Topics
Sets & Infinity › Venn DiagramsSets & Infinity › Set OperationsLogic & Proof › Logical Connectives › Exclusive Or
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
Themes
History & HolidaysVisual ExplanationsLanguage & Wordplay
People
Miyamol (@38mo1)