Indeed. When we are talking about facts about reality, then these kind of things become a problem. When we are talking about people’s critical response to the text, then if someone has that response to a text, then its there for them at least. If multiple people do, then we can argue that
a-there’s something about the text which causes this reaction in a subgroup of people
b-this subgroup of people would have this reaction to every single text.
I assign b a lower probability because this is a reaction borne of particular chapters rather than the entire novel.
Indeed. When we are talking about facts about reality, then these kind of things become a problem. When we are talking about people’s critical response to the text, then if someone has that response to a text, then its there for them at least. If multiple people do, then we can argue that
a-there’s something about the text which causes this reaction in a subgroup of people b-this subgroup of people would have this reaction to every single text.
I assign b a lower probability because this is a reaction borne of particular chapters rather than the entire novel.