so when you said “what he’s essentially saying” you were lying
Not at all. It’s very long and wordy article. It would be inefficient to requote the whole thing. I assume people have read it. It’s important to be concise in what I am responding to, and to transparently show my interpretation of what I read so someone has a chance to say “that’s not right” (which you have done, but failed to effectively support).
what you could have truthfully said is “i’m afraid he might mean”.
That would falsely misrepresent my confidence. I am confident that I have comprehended Doctorow as he intends.
Not at all. It’s very long and wordy article. It would be inefficient to requote the whole thing. I assume people have read it. It’s important to be concise in what I am responding to, and to transparently show my interpretation of what I read so someone has a chance to say “that’s not right” (which you have done, but failed to effectively support).
That would falsely misrepresent my confidence. I am confident that I have comprehended Doctorow as he intends.
and I’m telling you that you have made a leap of logic
That’s a meaningless claim when you don’t articulate the “leap”.
I’ve done so numerous times
And you got it wrong. So if you’re trying to recycle the same claim rather than articulate a new “leap” in logic claim, it’s futile.
saying something doesn’t make it true. anyone who reads this thread will know i’m right.
You certainly did not convince me. I gave rationale. If you don’t like the rationale, it’s on you to counter it. Good luck trying to convince others.