Oye. Ok, so the parent comment was this: > Dazzle wasn't intended to hide the ship but rather make it difficult to ascertain it's class, speed and heading. He

Oye. Ok, so the parent comment was this: > Dazzle wasn't intended to hide the ship but rather make it difficult to ascertain it's class, speed and heading. Here I am rephrasing it to fit your terms: > Dazzle wasn't intended to [prevent detection of] the ship but rather make it [look like something else]. But for some reason you chose instead to read that as a contradictory statement?