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Your confusion seems to stem from the assumption that, making a statement is an implicit assertion that most people believe the opposite of that statement.

In reality, statements are often made rather for the purpose of emphasis or rhetoric.





That's a good point, and something I'll have to remember for the future, but I'm curious what the emphasis or rhetoric of GP comment would be.



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