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as a rule, if you feel the need to assume what someone else is saying? don’t! (files.catbox.moe)

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oldie meme but needed to bring this back due to recent incidents 😭

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

On the other hand, a failure to make assumptions about what someone is saying leads to people being able either to willfully misrepresent their positions ("Oh, I don't hate waffles, I just bring up how the world would be better without waffles in every conversation, no matter how tangential!") or unintentionally fail to see the necessary implications of their statements ("I'm not saying waffles are better, I'm just saying pancakes are worse!")

All language has some ambiguity, which necessitates assumption in communication.