3 ms·
> A judgment call of "likely enough true" when the reality is "entirely fictional" points, in my opinion, to either a lack of judgment Completely justified and
by balfirevic 6y ago
> A judgment call of "likely enough true" when the reality is "entirely fictional" points, in my opinion, to either a lack of judgment
Completely justified and reasonable judgement that something is "likely to be true" can be sometimes be incorrect because that's what the word "likely" means.
- ivraatiems 6y agoI disagree. "Likely" is a probability statement, not an escape valve. If I say "it is likely the sky will be purple tomorrow", and then it is not, I still must answer: Why did I think it was likely? That's a judgment call.
- hitekker 6y ago> "Likely" is a probability statement, not an escape valve. This is a good warning that we ought to be more mindful of.