If we know that there’s a burglar, then we think that either an alarm or a recession caused it; and if we’re told that there’s an alarm, we’d conclude it was less likely that there was a recession, since the recession had been explained away.
Should that be “since the burglar had been explained away”? Or am I confused?
Edit: I was confused. The burglar was explained; the recession was explained away.
Should that be “since the burglar had been explained away”? Or am I confused?
Edit: I was confused. The burglar was explained; the recession was explained away.