3 ms·
If someone says "X and Y", and X is false, then what they say is false. You're arguing that someone who already knows what the study says can re-interpret the
by radford-neal 5y ago
If someone says "X and Y", and X is false, then what they say is false.
You're arguing that someone who already knows what the study says can re-interpret the statements in the press release as being true, by adding a few additional qualifiers like "among the already infected" here and there, on the assumption that they were just omitted for brevity. But the intended reader, who doesn't already know what the study really says, will read the statements as written, and will receive a false communication.
- javagram 5y agoNo, I’m arguing your complaint is based on your own misreading. Some form of “reinfected” or “reinfections” appears 4 times in the press release. There’s no need to “add qualifiers” - simply to not remove them.
- radford-neal 5y agoRead the title. What does it say? What it says is false. Note that many people won't read beyond the title. Read the second sentence of the first paragraph. It says two things, the first of which is false. You're arguing that the press release is fine, because although it contains false statements, it also contains some true statements.