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The Conversation That Was Never About You
The Intention Shield and the Perlocutionary FallacyImagine you are parked at a red light, and another driver rear-ends your car. The impact is loud, your bumper is dented, and your neck is sore. The other driver gets out, looks at the wreckage, and says, calmly: “I didn’t intend to hit you.”Statistically, they are probably telling the truth. They likely didn’t wake up that morning planning to cause a collision. But notice what their lack of intent doesn’t do: it doesn’t fix your bumper. It doesn’t heal your whiplash. They are still legally and financially responsible for the fallout of their…
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