Kieren misquotes David Deutsch

In-house rules Mar 05, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 9 issues found

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Original text

It can be a metaphor, it can be a technique for calculation or an approximation in a certain sense, but an approximation, to make sense, has to be an approximation to something.

Quote text

it [probability] can be metaphore, technique, approximation

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Diff

Iit‧[probability]‧can‧be‧a‧metaphor,‧it‧can‧be‧a,‧technique‧for‧calculation‧or‧an‧approximation‧in‧a‧certain‧sense,‧but‧an‧approximation,‧to‧make‧sense,‧has‧to‧be‧an‧approximation‧*to*‧something.

added in the quote ~~removed~~ from the original wavy not marked as a change ‧ space

Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	I	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	i	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	t‧
4	[probability]‧	✓ yes	Insertion is properly bracketed.
5	can‧be‧
6	a‧	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
7	metaphor
8	~~,‧it‧can‧b~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
9	e
10	‧a	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
11	,	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
12	‧technique
13	~~‧for‧calculation‧or‧an‧approximation‧in‧a‧certain‧sense,‧but‧an‧approximation,‧to‧make‧sense~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
14	,‧
15	~~has‧to‧be‧an‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
16	approximation
17	~~‧to‧something.~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].

Notes

Kieren introduced the typo in “metaphore” himself, I double checked.

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