Full of holes?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="attorneys">attorneys</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>”. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="sieve">sieve</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="passes">passes</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="designed">designed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sieve">sieve</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rinsing">rinsing</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sieve">sieve</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="seeps">seeps</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>”, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="credible">credible</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="factual">factual</span> <span word="inconsistences">inconsistences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contradictions">contradictions</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Utterson">Utterson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="Stevenson">Stevenson</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Strange">Strange</span> <span word="Case">Case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Jekyll">Jekyll</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hyde">Hyde</span>, “<span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="commend">commend</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>.”</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believable">believable</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fraught">fraught</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="holes">holes</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="flawed">flawed</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfamiliar">unfamiliar</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>.</p>
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