Ok. You misunderstand.
1000 people say that 2+2=5.
This is of course, false.
It is however a fact that:
"1000 people say that 2+2=5, although 2+2=4."
Thus, truth/false values are applied like this:
2+2=4 (true)
"1000 people say that 2+2=5" (true)
2+2=5 (false)
Does that clear it up at all?
I didn't misunderstand. Using the words verified fact in
the same statement with an opinion, such as "Lincoln was
Gay", is an intentional equivocation meant to mislead
and deceive.
n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: evasion] 2: intentionally vague or ambiguous
[syn: prevarication, evasiveness] 3: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: tergiversation
] Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University