"The simplest explanation of that remark is that Ben doesn't know because Levy hasn't been sentenced yet. "
was one post.
another post said:
"The conclusion that Ben doesn't know is an assumption on your part and represents only one possibility. "
as a native speaker of English, and a person armed with the wit to escape a wet paper bag, i would say with some conviction that the first post does not present a conclusion about what ben knows or does not know. it simply says that this explanation is the simplest.
it does not continue to say the simplest explanation is the best or most likely, nor does it say the poster concludes or assumes that the simple explanation posited is necessarily the true state of affairs, merely that it is the simplest explanation. period.
those are assumptions and conclusions about the first post made in the second post. i dont think anyone was trying to twist anyone's words, just a sincere post arising from reading comprehension problems.
but thank goodness we have a former high school honors student to tell us how to spell "back-peddle." i would doubt that it is how it is spelled, but those are pretty impressive credentials!
while we are boasting about our super impressive credentials, at my alma mater, currently ranked number 2 in the nation by Forbes, i am pretty sure we spelled that "back-pedal" as megladontheory said, but a lot of the students and faculty there may not have had the benefit of being high school honors students.
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