by Alec Slayden March 16 at 4:36pm
CT = Story +/- Truth
or
for Subject = abs(Truth) + 1
CT = Story * Subject
Written in a single line as:
CT = Story * (abs(Truth) + 1)
which means if the truth is zero it will not affect the story, and if it is not zero, it will amplify the story whether it is positive or negative. abs() is a function for the absolute value of a number, effectively making negative numbers positive, and we add 1 to make sure we don't multiply the story by zero.
This is also defining CT as being equal to the amplified story. If you wanted you could define it as a function USED on a story
CT(Story) = Story * (abs(Truth) + 1)
This would be a little more accurate in context, but it would not be as easily received since some aren't familiar with functions F(x), and might mistake the left-hand side as being CT * Story, which wouldn't necessarily make much sense.
Because of this, it would probably be a little more hypocritical to choose this option over the previous one, since it would be letting accuracy get in the way of the expression.
So I suggest
CT = Story * (abs(Truth) + 1)
There may be a better way using something other than basic algebra, but I don't remember much in the ways of mathematics.
