Indeed. Most of the examples have a very clear conversational meaning: “that’s nice, I’m not interested, but I’m trying not to be rude about it.” Failure on the listener’s part to understand this is not a failure of rationality on the speaker’s part. I note the examples being raised are mostly clearly of this sort, rather than in a conversation that is anything to do with careful application of thought.
Indeed. Most of the examples have a very clear conversational meaning: “that’s nice, I’m not interested, but I’m trying not to be rude about it.” Failure on the listener’s part to understand this is not a failure of rationality on the speaker’s part. I note the examples being raised are mostly clearly of this sort, rather than in a conversation that is anything to do with careful application of thought.