(It’s early yet, but so far it is unanimously in favor of my interpretation, with twenty reactions one way and zero the other, and one comment in between the two choices I gave but writing out that the epistemic status on the second clause seems stronger than “I suspect”.)
(Somewhat ironically, this makes me marginally more likely to interpret “well, I meant the more epistemically reserved thing” as being a fallback to a motte, if such a statement ever appears.)
The poll is here for people to watch results trickle in, though I ask that no one present in this subthread vote so the numbers can be more raw.
(It’s early yet, but so far it is unanimously in favor of my interpretation, with twenty reactions one way and zero the other, and one comment in between the two choices I gave but writing out that the epistemic status on the second clause seems stronger than “I suspect”.)
(Somewhat ironically, this makes me marginally more likely to interpret “well, I meant the more epistemically reserved thing” as being a fallback to a motte, if such a statement ever appears.)