Atlas Society misquotes George Orwell’s ‘1984’

In-house rules Jul 09, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 2 issues found

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In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it… Not merely the validity of [the] experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy.

Original text

In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy.

Quote text

In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it… Not merely the validity of the experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘…’

Diff

In‧the‧end‧the‧Party‧would‧announce‧that‧two‧and‧two‧made‧five,‧and‧you‧would‧have‧to‧believe‧it.‧It‧was‧inevitable‧that‧they‧should‧make‧that‧claim‧sooner‧or‧later:‧the‧logic‧of‧their‧position‧demanded‧it.…‧Not‧merely‧the‧validity‧of‧the‧experience,‧but‧the‧very‧existence‧of‧external‧reality,‧was‧tacitly‧denied‧by‧their‧philosophy.

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#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	In‧the‧end‧the‧Party‧would‧announce‧that‧two‧and‧two‧made‧five,‧and‧you‧would‧have‧to‧believe‧it
2	~~.‧It‧was‧inevitable‧that‧they‧should‧make‧that‧claim‧sooner‧or‧later:‧the‧logic‧of‧their‧position‧demanded‧it.~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
3	…	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
4	‧Not‧merely‧the‧validity‧of‧
5	the‧	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
6	experience,‧but‧the‧very‧existence‧of‧external‧reality
7	,	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
8	‧was‧tacitly‧denied‧by‧their‧philosophy.

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