11-26-2008, 09:10 PM
No, it means that the poster believes it's a stronger point. Making an assertion about my own belief does not mean I'm asserting anything about yours.
Besides, the "translation" was unnecessarily inflammatory. If I assert that egg nog is better without alcohol, that doesn't say anything about your opinion. And if I intended it to do so, nobody would really care.
However, turning "terrorists are still around" into "I hope they are still around" is different.
Besides, the "translation" was unnecessarily inflammatory. If I assert that egg nog is better without alcohol, that doesn't say anything about your opinion. And if I intended it to do so, nobody would really care.
However, turning "terrorists are still around" into "I hope they are still around" is different.