Is the 'comma(,)' necessary here?
"The fallacy of false choice misleads when we’re insufficiently attentive to an important hidden assumption, that the choices which have been made explicit exhaust the sensible alternatives."
Q. Is the 'comma(,)' necessary here? Why is it here? Isn't "assumption that clause" one chunk like "the fact that ~"?
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I'd say you can argue this one both ways. thanks3 Isn't "assumption that clause" one chunk like "the fact that ~"? Yes, and that argues for omitting the comma.
- I'd say you can argue this one both ways.
- thanks3 Isn't "assumption that clause" one chunk like "the fact that ~"?
- Yes, and that argues for omitting the comma.
- Nevertheless, with the comma you have a sort of shorthand for ...
- an important hidden assumption, namely, that the choices ...
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I'd say you can argue this one both ways.
thanks3Isn't "assumption that clause" one chunk like "the fact that ~"?
Yes, and that argues for omitting the comma.
Nevertheless, with the comma you have a sort of shorthand for
... an important hidden assumption, namely, that the choices ... exhaust the sensible alternatives.
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