Indeed, wording is a problem. The first time I read about this fallacy (elsewhere on this website), it was between “A: Paul is a laywer AND plays the sax” and “B: Paul plays the sax.” I understood B as meaning that Paul’s job was as a musician, which I judged less likely than being a lawyer with a music hobby.
Indeed, wording is a problem. The first time I read about this fallacy (elsewhere on this website), it was between “A: Paul is a laywer AND plays the sax” and “B: Paul plays the sax.” I understood B as meaning that Paul’s job was as a musician, which I judged less likely than being a lawyer with a music hobby.