Yes, you obviously shouldn't round down in that sort of case. Again, I was identifying *necessary* not *sufficient* conditions for rounding down. In any case where you obviously shouldn't round down, my response will simply be: "I agree! I don't endorse rounding down in that case."
What I'm doing in the OP is instead providing guidance fo…
Yes, you obviously shouldn't round down in that sort of case. Again, I was identifying *necessary* not *sufficient* conditions for rounding down. In any case where you obviously shouldn't round down, my response will simply be: "I agree! I don't endorse rounding down in that case."
What I'm doing in the OP is instead providing guidance for when you SHOULDN'T round down. It does not follow from this that in all other cases you SHOULD. Rather, other cases are simply left open, so far as the argument of this post is concerned.
Yes, you obviously shouldn't round down in that sort of case. Again, I was identifying *necessary* not *sufficient* conditions for rounding down. In any case where you obviously shouldn't round down, my response will simply be: "I agree! I don't endorse rounding down in that case."
What I'm doing in the OP is instead providing guidance for when you SHOULDN'T round down. It does not follow from this that in all other cases you SHOULD. Rather, other cases are simply left open, so far as the argument of this post is concerned.