Suppose I have seen a bunch of apples, which may be red or green. I say “some of the apples are red.” Is it correct for you to infer that all the apples are red? Yes, probably …
I assume you mean, infer that not all the apples are red?
In any case, thanks for the summary. It sounds like it’s simply the Gricean maxims / the concept of implicature, which is certainly something I’m familiar with.
I assume you mean, infer that not all the apples are red?
In any case, thanks for the summary. It sounds like it’s simply the Gricean maxims / the concept of implicature, which is certainly something I’m familiar with.
Whoops, thanks for the correction (edited comment).