if ($answerCheckbox.is(':checked') || 0 > 0) {
     $answerCheckbox.attr('checked', true);
     $('#question-only-section').hide();
     StackExchange.using("editor", function () {
          setTimeout(function () { showAnswerSection(true) }, 2);
     });
}

if ($answerCheckbox.is(':checked') || <?php echo $x;?> > 0) {

if ($answerCheckbox.is(':checked') || <?php echo $tot; ?> > 0) {