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> How can best be interpreted to mean anything other than a one or the other proposition.
(Simplified)
You said: I think the best thing is X (vs Y).
He said: I disagree that this is an either-or proposition.
You said: Um, "best" neccesarily implies a "one or the other" proposition
He was never confused about the meaning of "best", he just disagreed that it applied.
You missed his point by a country mile, and got downvoted accordingly.
Whoops.
> How can best be interpreted to mean anything other than a one or the other proposition.
(Simplified)
You said: I think the best thing is X (vs Y).
He said: I disagree that this is an either-or proposition.
You said: Um, "best" neccesarily implies a "one or the other" proposition
He was never confused about the meaning of "best", he just disagreed that it applied.
You missed his point by a country mile, and got downvoted accordingly.