Jackson says that his fifth game of chess gave him greater utility than his first, and therefore the law of diminishing marginal utility does not hold. An economist who believes that marginal utility definitely and always declines with the consumption of equal successive units of a good will likely say

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The economist would argue that each game of chess provides a different experience or context, making each game effectively a different "good" in terms of utility, rather than an exception to the law of diminishing marginal utility or a case where the law does not apply.

Jackson Says That His Fifth Game of Chess Gave Him