ABSTRACT

Second and third best for you are the same as for me, whereas the best outcome for me is the worst for you, and vice versa.

Since I am rational I can see that if we both stay silent the outcome will be better for both of us; and since you are rational so can you. In that case won’t we both decide the same way and both opt for silence? No, because if I think you are going to stay silent I can do even better by confessing. In any case, since you can too, I have no reason to think you won’t confess after all. So we’ll both confess.