General Gasslefield, accused of high treason, is sentenced to death by the court-martial. He is allowed to make a final statement, after which he will be shot if the statement is false or will be hung if the statement is true. Gasslefield makes his final statement and is released.
What could the statement be?
Solution
“I will be shot.”
If this statement were true, he would have been hung and thus not be shot. Then his statement would be false, which implies that he should be shot, making the statement true again, etc. In other words: the verdict of the court-martial could not be executed and the general was released.
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