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by mdp2021 475 days ago
> Does "often" fit the definition?

No: "proper reasoning" is that process which given sufficient input will surely bring to a correct output owing to the effectiveness of its inner workings.

> what colour is the sky right now

That is not a general problem solver, and "output the most common recorded reply to a question" is certainly not a general problem solver, and the responses from the box indicated will easily be worthless for all special cases in which the question will make sense.