Yeah, but that saying is absolutely brain dead, because if you take it literally it states anyone that has ever missed their exit is a good driver, which clearly isn’t true
Except it doesn’t, you got the implication wrong. If I say “Astronauts sometimes eat apples” that does not imply that all people who eat apples are astronauts. The statement can still be true even if some/most people who miss their exits are not good drivers.
You’re focusing on the wrong part. If I say “astronauts never eat oranges” then that implies that if someone eats an orange (misses an exit), they are not an astronaut (are NOT a bad driver).
it said that good drivers SOMETIMES miss their exits.
it did not say ALL good drivers miss their exits. it did not even say that ALL good drivers sometimes miss their exits. it said that there are times where good drivers miss their exit. there’s no imperative.
even if you want to be the most pedantic person on this autism boat of a website; in this case you’re just plane wrong.
Saying I heard once: “Good drivers sometimes miss their exists. Bad drivers never miss their exists.” Stuck with me for a very long time.
I came here to say this exact thing.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve missed my exit. It’s just not worth getting bothered about.
I might be another 5-10 minutes, but I’ll get there alive, and nobody else will be at risk by my error. I consider that an absolute win.
That’s… existential.
Yeah, but that saying is absolutely brain dead, because if you take it literally it states anyone that has ever missed their exit is a good driver, which clearly isn’t true
Everyone look!
(Crowd looks up at the sky)
It’s Captain Pedantic here to save the day!!
Captain Incorrect Pedantry more like
Except it doesn’t, you got the implication wrong. If I say “Astronauts sometimes eat apples” that does not imply that all people who eat apples are astronauts. The statement can still be true even if some/most people who miss their exits are not good drivers.
You’re focusing on the wrong part. If I say “astronauts never eat oranges” then that implies that if someone eats an orange (misses an exit), they are not an astronaut (are NOT a bad driver).
it doesn’t say that at all.
it said that good drivers SOMETIMES miss their exits.
it did not say ALL good drivers miss their exits. it did not even say that ALL good drivers sometimes miss their exits. it said that there are times where good drivers miss their exit. there’s no imperative.
even if you want to be the most pedantic person on this autism boat of a website; in this case you’re just plane wrong.
It says bad drivers never miss their exits.
How many times did you get dropped on your head as a child?
Oh, you’re just American
false dichotomy. There are not strictly “good drivers” and “bad drivers”, there are also “okay” drivers.