I hope that the double negative in the last sentence was an error.
I introduced the term “protagonist”, because at that point we were discussing a hypothetical person who was being judged regarding his belief in a set of three propositions. Everyone recognized, of course, who that hypothetical person represented, but the actual person had not yet stipulated his belief in that set of propositions.
I hope that the double negative in the last sentence was an error.
Interesting. I don’t claim great grammatical expertise but my reading puts the last question at reasonable. Am I correct in inferring that you do not believe Eliezer’s usage of “I also disclaim” to mean “I include the following disclaimer: ” is valid?
Regarding ‘protagonist’ there is some context for the kind of point Eliezer likes to make about protagonist/story thinking in his Harry Potter fanfic. I don’t believe he has expressed the concept coherently as a post yet. (I don’t see where you introduced the ‘protagonist’ word so don’t know whether Eliezer read you right. I’m just throwing some background in.)
Am I correct in inferring that you do not believe Eliezer’s usage of “I also disclaim” to mean “I include the following disclaimer: ” is valid?
This question is best solved by a dictionary. “I disclaim that I am a blegg” means that I am not a blegg; “Disclaimer: I am a blegg” means that I am a blegg. The use of disclaimer in the second statement is describing the following statement: “I am making a claim that denies something: I am a blegg.”
Take home message: Eliezer’s double negative means his post has the opposite effect of what I hope he intended.
I hope that the double negative in the last sentence was an error.
I introduced the term “protagonist”, because at that point we were discussing a hypothetical person who was being judged regarding his belief in a set of three propositions. Everyone recognized, of course, who that hypothetical person represented, but the actual person had not yet stipulated his belief in that set of propositions.
Interesting. I don’t claim great grammatical expertise but my reading puts the last question at reasonable. Am I correct in inferring that you do not believe Eliezer’s usage of “I also disclaim” to mean “I include the following disclaimer: ” is valid?
Regarding ‘protagonist’ there is some context for the kind of point Eliezer likes to make about protagonist/story thinking in his Harry Potter fanfic. I don’t believe he has expressed the concept coherently as a post yet. (I don’t see where you introduced the ‘protagonist’ word so don’t know whether Eliezer read you right. I’m just throwing some background in.)
Regarding “disclaim”.
I read “disclaim” as a synonym for “deny”. I didn’t even consider your interpretation, but upon consideration, I think I prefer it.
My mistake (again!). :(
This question is best solved by a dictionary. “I disclaim that I am a blegg” means that I am not a blegg; “Disclaimer: I am a blegg” means that I am a blegg. The use of disclaimer in the second statement is describing the following statement: “I am making a claim that denies something: I am a blegg.”
Take home message: Eliezer’s double negative means his post has the opposite effect of what I hope he intended.