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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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The degree of truth vs fact
Joe went to the movies and ate 3 bags of popcorn. When Joe was asked if he had any popcorn at the movies by 4 different people here were his responses.
1. He had a bag of popcorn at the movies.
2. He had 2 bags of popcorn at the movies.
3. He had 3 bags of popcorn at the movies.
4. He did not have any popcorn at the movies.
Question. Are statements 1-3 true, even though responce #3 is the most factual or correct? When Joe says he had a bag of popcorn, that is true he did have one, but that is not all he had.
1. He had a bag of popcorn at the movies.
2. He had 2 bags of popcorn at the movies.
3. He had 3 bags of popcorn at the movies.
4. He did not have any popcorn at the movies.
Question. Are statements 1-3 true, even though responce #3 is the most factual or correct? When Joe says he had a bag of popcorn, that is true he did have one, but that is not all he had.
Top answer
None of the statements is true. If Joe was asked if he had (had) any popcorn, his answer would use the pronoun 'I', not 'he'.
- None of the statements is true.
- If Joe was asked if he had (had) any popcorn, his answer would use the pronoun 'I', not 'he'.
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None of the statements is true. If Joe was asked if he had (had) any popcorn, his answer would use the pronoun 'I', not 'he'.
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