GnosticGnome

A neat picture, but I don't think I understand. If it was worth >$1,035,000 to match.com wouldn't they have bid $1,035,000? If Bebo were at the top of their bid they'd profit and if Bebo could go all day then a match.com representative is out an extra 5 seconds of time for prolonging the auction.

So why is it key to make the other party feel like you have no limits? Aren't both sides just authorized up to a certain value and the only advantage to knowing the other side's value is in order to abuse the bid increment to shave a few bucks off the price?

Begging the question is the name of a logical fallacy, and many people prefer not to use a logical fallacy's name to refer to raising a question.

How does trespassing on a private event fit into journalistic ethics?

A key question in entrapment is whether a normal non-criminal person would be enticed into committing the act in question. It's much easier to tempt a non-criminal with free pot than with a free opportunity to murder a bunch of people.