mstower Wrote:
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> . . . would combine “in my opinion” and “almost
> certainly” in qualifying a statement?
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> https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/topic/375217-vyses-secret-cache-the-proof/page/7/#comment-7736174

Some would say that “almost” is a mitigator and that therefore “almost certainly” is a disclaimer. But it reads more like a claimer than a disclaimer.

It runs counter to “in my opinion” in this way: it suggests that the thing stated comes closer to being a certainty than does the average (mere) opinion. The “almost” functions more as an intensifier than a mitigator, which is why the combination reads oddly.

M.

Edited 2024-04-29: fixed link.



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