That would be missing the point. He’d have to commit to a specific statement as being a scissor. But if someone doesn’t already get the point, they’d fall into the same trap as the people in the story “what? They must misunderstand the claim. Obviously it’s true/false.”
The story’s point requires identifying the psychological state state that scissor statements put you into, where you feel reality is actually bending against you (eg “he turned her against me”).
If you think there is an explicit scissor statement Alexander could have committed to, then I think you might not appreciate the core thesis.
The story’s point requires identifying the psychological state state that scissor statements put you into, where you feel reality is actually bending against you (eg “he turned her against me”).
If you think there is an explicit scissor statement Alexander could have committed to, then I think you might not appreciate the core thesis.