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What I know or don't know is irrelevant, because what matters is that your statement rests of bringing in external knowledge/assumptions, so it's clearly not wh
by nmstoker 2y ago
What I know or don't know is irrelevant, because what matters is that your statement rests of bringing in external knowledge/assumptions, so it's clearly not what the commenter is saying (alone).
- mlvljr 2y ago[dead]
- Dylan16807 2y agoUsing external knowledge to interpret the meaning of sentences is how every communication works.
- nmstoker 2y agoIndeed, but accusing someone of saying something based on unstated external knowledge/assumptions is the original problem here. They just needed to say words to the effect of "taken with point X what you say implies Y" and it would be fine and much less accusatory.
- Dylan16807 2y agoI don't find "it sounds like you're saying" on a rather neutral technical topic to be very accusatory, personally.
- nmstoker 2y agoFair point. I should perhaps have said putting words in someone's mouth. Anyway far too much on this side point, I'll bow out here.