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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What does reading in and reading off mean?

I come across with a paragraph:

Sometimes, rather than reading off information consisting of propositions that are entailed by a collection of propositions, we read in new information consisting of propositions which are strongly suggested by that collection of propositions.

what are the differences between the two?
  

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Reading in/ reading into is where you assume things because implied information. Reading off is reading it as it appears. You read off a list but read into a person's (job) references.

— Dave Phillips

  • Reading in/ reading into is where you assume things because implied information.
  • Reading off is reading it as it appears.
  • You read off a list but read into a person's (job) references.
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Reading in/ reading into is where you assume things because implied information. Reading off is reading it as it appears. You read off a list but read into a person's (job) references.
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Your "paragraph" seems to refer to some specialized process. Do you have a reference?
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I still don't get it. What kind of reading is this, and where is this collection of propositions found?

Is this just some guy reading a book, who sometimes gets careless and allows his preconceived ideas to color his perception?

Or are we talking about reading between the lines? (intent, or carelessness?)

Jiminy Crickets.
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