Post #2465072
2022-11-25 10:25 UTC
@robinshipton@writing.exchange @matunos@mastodon.social
You may have to explain to me how this maps to the original.
But let's run with it.
Had you said:
All men are mortal.
Socrates is mortal.
Then yes, it would be odd were someone to read that as you implying that:
"all men are Socrates"
But would it be odd to read that as you implying:
"Socrates is just a man"
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@BenAveling@mastodon.world 2022-11-25 10:37
@robinshipton@writing.exchange @matunos@mastodon.social In mathematical logic, A=>B + C=>B does not mean A=>C nor C=>A. But in conversational logic, the unsaid is also part of the conversation. To introduce into a conversation "A=>B ; C=>B" is to imply the existence of relevant connection between A and C, which you invite the reader to discover.