warpslide@lemmy.ca to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoI think I'm autisticlemmy.caimagemessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1664arrow-down139file-text
arrow-up1625arrow-down1imageI think I'm autisticlemmy.cawarpslide@lemmy.ca to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square157fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoThey’re neither factual statements, nor suppositions. They’re conditional statements. This person is stating a fact about the overall landscape of the possible realities. IF we ever find ourselves in a situation where 50% of people think they might be autistic, THEN we have a problem with the mentality. The word IF removes a clause from the role of assertion. The opinion is the entire IF-THEN connection, not any of the clauses inside it.
They’re neither factual statements, nor suppositions. They’re conditional statements.
This person is stating a fact about the overall landscape of the possible realities.
IF we ever find ourselves in a situation where 50% of people think they might be autistic, THEN we have a problem with the mentality.
The word IF removes a clause from the role of assertion.
The opinion is the entire IF-THEN connection, not any of the clauses inside it.