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They provided two true statements, they didn't link them causally even if they could have done more to make sure people didn't assume that they were implying ca
by swores 3y ago
They provided two true statements, they didn't link them causally even if they could have done more to make sure people didn't assume that they were implying causation (or maybe they were implying that they think it's likely).
- antiframe 3y agoIf I say "I hadn't done any of my homework in Calculus. I failed the class." Most readers would assume that the homework statement is related to the failure statement. Even if the real reason was the homework was with zero points and I failed the final exam because I left after five minutes to chase my future wife down before she flew home. That's the thing with language, it's not formal logic and readers make all sorts of inferences based on order and content of statements. That's what makes for good writing and reading between the lines. I don't know what the poster meant, but drawing a conclusion that there is some correlation due to statement choice is normal.