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by anotherman554 1298 days ago
Can you think of a scenario where you would be playing the role of Bob, not Alice, here? Suppose it went down this way:

Alice: Say, for the sake of argument, Bob beats his wife.

Bob: But I don't beat my wife...

Alice: Whether you beat your wife or not is a different question. For purposes of our conversation about consequences you beat your wife.

In this scenario Bob understands the implication of logical conclusions but considers the conversation to be a trap.