Daniel, I was thinking of the reader over-analyzing, not the author. Specifically, I’m thinking of all the times I’ve said, “Don’t say X, it’s misleading” and then a commenter says, “Well, if you interpret X to mean Y, it’s sorta true.” I edited the passage a bit, hopefully making it a bit clearer what I’m worried about.
Daniel, I was thinking of the reader over-analyzing, not the author. Specifically, I’m thinking of all the times I’ve said, “Don’t say X, it’s misleading” and then a commenter says, “Well, if you interpret X to mean Y, it’s sorta true.” I edited the passage a bit, hopefully making it a bit clearer what I’m worried about.