'have' things so wrong
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Kuklinski calls this sort of response the "I know I'm right" syndrome and considers it a "potentially formidable problem" in a democratic system." It implies not only that most people will resist correcting their factual beliefs," he wrote, "but also that the very people who most need to correct them will be least likely to do so." What's going on? How can we have things so wrong and be so sure we're right?
What do you evaluate about the function of ‘have’ above in that context?;
1) it means ‘possess’ as is “possess things which are so wrong”.
2) it means ‘make’ (causative verb) as is “make things so wrong”.
3) it means ‘have got’ or ‘understand’ as is “understand things so wrongly”.
While I’m inclined to 1), I would appreciate on your valuable comments.
*source;
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2010/08/08/joe-keohane-how-facts-backfire/
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deepcosmos the function of ‘have’ above in that context That's your item 3. It's the use of 'have' (or 'have got') as 'understand'. Definitely.
- deepcosmos the function of ‘have’ above in that context That's your item 3.
- It's the use of 'have' (or 'have got') as 'understand'.
- Definitely.
- have it wrong ~ not understand it correctly CJ
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deepcosmosthe function of ‘have’ above in that context
That's your item 3. It's the use of 'have' (or 'have got') as 'understand'.
Definitely.
have it wrong ~ not understand it correctly
CJ
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