A: I wonder how often event X occurs? I imagine it's not very often. B: It happens in movies a lot. To me, as a native English speaker, B is clearly implying (

A: I wonder how often event X occurs? I imagine it's not very often. B: It happens in movies a lot. To me, as a native English speaker, B is clearly implying (with their "technically true" statement) the statement "Event X happens a lot in fiction, therefore I infer that Event X happens a lot in real life". Statements are read in the context of the preceding conversation.