You and your friends are arguing about who the best baseball hitter is today. After going back and forth and getting nowhere, one of you says "do you want to make a bet?" The others agree to take the bet. They also agree that the criteria should be "runs batted in", "batting average" and "home runs" in that order. They agree that at the end of the baseball season the player with the highest statistics in these categories is the best baseball player.
a) Is this a case of third order abstraction?
b) Which categories does it come closest to?
c) If this is not a case of third order abstraction, please indicate why you think it is not.

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You and your friends are arguing about who the best baseball hitter is today. After going back and forth and getting nowhere, one of you says "do you want to make a bet?" The others agree to take the bet. They also agree that the criteria should be "runs batted in", "batting average" and "home runs" in that order. They agree that at the end of the baseball season the player with the highest statistics in these categories is the best baseball player. 
 a) Is this a case of third order abstraction?
 b) Which categories does it come closest to?
 c) If this is not a case of third order abstraction, please indicate why you think it is not.

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The Answer of You and your friends are arguing about who the best baseball hitter is today. After going back and forth and getting nowhere, one of you says "do you want to make a bet?" The others agree to take the bet. They also agree that the criteria should be "runs batted in", "batting average" and "home runs" in that order. They agree that at the end of the baseball season the player with the highest statistics in these categories is the best baseball player. 
 a) Is this a case of third order abstraction?
 b) Which categories does it come closest to?
 c) If this is not a case of third order abstraction, please indicate why you think it is not.

You and Your Friends Are Arguing About Who the Best