I didn’t downvote, but I’m guessing that “the error, of course, is in step 2” might be taken as arrogant (implies that the error is obvious, which implies that anyone making the error can’t see what is obvious).
Perhaps the word ‘Error’ is inappropriate and should be replaced with ‘misunderstanding’. I don’t mean to say that one or the other viewpoint is obviously correct, I’m just trying to point out a possible source of confusion. I did mention that it was just a guess.
That said, it’s possible that the root misunderstanding here is simple and obvious. No need to assume it must be complicated.
I didn’t downvote, but I’m guessing that “the error, of course, is in step 2” might be taken as arrogant (implies that the error is obvious, which implies that anyone making the error can’t see what is obvious).
Perhaps the word ‘Error’ is inappropriate and should be replaced with ‘misunderstanding’. I don’t mean to say that one or the other viewpoint is obviously correct, I’m just trying to point out a possible source of confusion. I did mention that it was just a guess.
That said, it’s possible that the root misunderstanding here is simple and obvious. No need to assume it must be complicated.