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THE INTERSECTION

PRAGMATIC INFERENCE

100 LEVELS · 5 LIVES

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ABOUT

One word. Three definitions. All simultaneously true. Find the intersection.

The average fluent English speaker knows 15,000-30,000 word families, each with multiple meanings. No lookup table captures the implicit associations between them.

ABILITIES TRAINED

PRAGMATIC INFERENCE
80%

Decode what a speaker means when words and intent diverge.

PATTERN DETECTION
10%

Detect structure, regularity, and violation before you think.

VISUOSPATIAL MEMORY
10%

Hold spatial patterns in mind after they disappear.

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ACT 1RECOGNITIONObvious words. No pressure.
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