Almost too simple to be true-英语点津
<p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="tautology">tautology</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="warped">warped</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>, <span word="or">or</span>... <span word="More">More</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tautology">tautology</span> (<span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>).</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="tautology">tautology</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="warped">warped</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="true">true</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="redundant">redundant</span>).</p><p><span word="William">William</span> <span word="Tsamis">Tsamis</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glossary">glossary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="philosophical">philosophical</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="explains">explains</span>: "<span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, '<span word="All">All</span> <span word="triangles">triangles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>' <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inherently">inherently</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="new">new</span>". <span word="Tsamis">Tsamis</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonsensical">nonsensical</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>".</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journalistic">journalistic</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="truth">truth</span>" <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="meaningless">meaningless</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, "<span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>", <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>-<span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="confession">confession</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> (<span word="pertaining">pertaining</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="quotation">quotation</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attribute">attribute</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="tautological">tautological</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="write">write</span>: "<span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>". <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="silly">silly</span>. <span word="Quote">Quote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="original">original</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="platitudes">platitudes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="marks">marks</span>.</p>
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