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> One of the biggest health problems in America is... > I disagree. The biggest health problem is... You aren't disagreeing, you're making a claim about _the

> One of the biggest health problems in America is... > I disagree. The biggest health problem is... You aren't disagreeing, you're making a claim about _the biggest health problem_, while I'm making a claim about _one of the biggest health problems_.

BeefySwain 5y ago
Perhaps they are asserting that America only has one health problem?
- foobarian 5y ago
  To be fair saying "One of... is..." is a tautology and doesn't make sense to disagree with.
  - SECProto 5y ago
    > To be fair saying "One of... is..." is a tautology and doesn't make sense to disagree with. I disagree pretty strongly and can provide as many examples as you would like: - One of the biggest health problems in America is too much bicycling - One of the biggest health problems in America is too little automobile travel - One of the biggest health problems in America is too much space travel - One of the most nutritious foods is rocks. I think instead what you mean can be best explained by reading the wikipedia article on weasel words. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word
  - BeefySwain 5y ago
    I was being facetious :)