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Being a figure of speech has little to do with the statement being factually incorrect.
by torwayburger 6y ago
Being a figure of speech has little to do with the statement being factually incorrect.
- TameAntelope 6y agoYes it does, since it's not presented as factual.
- torwayburger 6y agoIt's written as a statement, not as a figure of speech. If it's not intended to be factual, it should be annotated as such. It literally claims theft as it stands, which makes the article seem juvenile in use of language.
- beervirus 6y agohttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/figure-of-speech https://www.dictionary.com/browse/figure-of-speech It doesn't have to be labeled in big flashing letters "THIS IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH" for reasonable people to construe it as a figure of speech.
- torwayburger 6y agoBeervirus is stealing my time by arguing nonsense. See? Clearly presented as fact by the language used and yet clearly it's nonsense. No label necessary.
- TameAntelope 6y agoIt's not written as a "statement [of fact]", that is incorrect. How did 'beervirus and I know how to interpret the phrase successfully?
- torwayburger 6y agoYou're interpretation of it isn't wrong. You're still wrong in asserting that it wasn't presentes as a fact in the article. It clearly, linguistically is.