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Old 09-10-2008, 09:41 PM   #17 (permalink)
Cynosure
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq View Post
actually you are because you've stated that he's more than likely going to die in office, and that she'll be the VP... did you forget you typed up that highlighted part?
Saying "there's a good chance" is not the same as saying "the chance is more than likely". I repeat: I'm taking both the probability and the consequences into consideration.

If I say "there's a good chance you'll die of cancer if you smoke cigarettes," I don't mean it's more than likely you will die of cancer from smoking cigarettes; I mean there's a significant (even if small) chance you will die from it; and, considering the consquences - i.e. death - it makes smoking cigarettes not worth that chance.

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