They were examples to how I saw how your post as “harsher than necessary”. You’ve diluted these mere examples into a frivolous debate. If you believe you were not harsh at all, then believe what you want to believe.
As I stated already, “harsh” is a question of tone, and you clearly weren’t talking about my tone. So I have no clue what your position is or what you were trying to accomplish by providing your examples. There’s nothing I can do in the absence of clarification.
Diction and pronouns have tone (e.g., “you’re reinforcing” vs a more modest “that could reinforce”). With that, expressing certainty, about predictions (e.g., “whenever a group of people”) is another way I saw the original comment as harsh—unless you’re an expert in the field (and a relevant study would help too). I, for one, am no anthropologist nor sociologist.
I’m not debating if here. You asked how, and I quoted the statements I saw as the most harsh + most questionable.
[I’m trying to say this lightly. Instead I could have made that last bit, ”
furthest from the truth”. But I didn’t, because I’m trying to demonstrate. (And that’s not what I really mean anyway.)] I never said you are wrong about _ _ _ _ _. I said, it may not be true; it may be true.
You seem to still think the original comment was not harsher than necessary by your own definition of tone. Either way, I’m guessing Mrs. Wise gave you much less confusing pointers with her PM.
They were examples to how I saw how your post as “harsher than necessary”. You’ve diluted these mere examples into a frivolous debate. If you believe you were not harsh at all, then believe what you want to believe.
As I stated already, “harsh” is a question of tone, and you clearly weren’t talking about my tone. So I have no clue what your position is or what you were trying to accomplish by providing your examples. There’s nothing I can do in the absence of clarification.
Diction and pronouns have tone (e.g., “you’re reinforcing” vs a more modest “that could reinforce”). With that, expressing certainty, about predictions (e.g., “whenever a group of people”) is another way I saw the original comment as harsh—unless you’re an expert in the field (and a relevant study would help too). I, for one, am no anthropologist nor sociologist.
I’m not debating if here. You asked how, and I quoted the statements I saw as the most harsh + most questionable. [I’m trying to say this lightly. Instead I could have made that last bit, ”
furthest from the truth”. But I didn’t, because I’m trying to demonstrate. (And that’s not what I really mean anyway.)] I never said you are wrong about _ _ _ _ _. I said, it may not be true; it may be true.
You seem to still think the original comment was not harsher than necessary by your own definition of tone. Either way, I’m guessing Mrs. Wise gave you much less confusing pointers with her PM.