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Adherents of the 'impossible is nothing' mantra frequently ground their boundless optimism in a grain of verifiable reality. Strictly (9) _______________, as academic logicians are often quick to point out, only (10) _______________ which entails a direct logical contradiction is inherently impossible. For instance, a square cannot simultaneously be a circle, (11) _______________ can there ever be a deviation from basic arithmetic. Nevertheless, the constraints that the majority of us keep in (12) _______________ when assessing our life prospects are seldom rooted in logic. For as (13) _______________ as an outcome remains theoretically possible, individuals cannot help (14) _______________ speculate on whether their aspirations might manifest. This tendency is amplified by a cultural pressure to (15) _______________ big, framing impossibility as a mere byproduct of a cynical perspective. It would be far more pragmatic to analyze objective variables; adding caveats about desire is redundant (16) _______________ the low probability of success. The distinction between possibility and probability is often lost in modern motivational discourse.