Your reasoning is excellent - it's only your basic assumptions that are wrong.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker critiques someone whose logic is sound but premises are flawed.
- In plain terms
- Your logic works but your starting points are wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Check your assumptions before trusting conclusions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What assumptions guide you?
- Are your premises sound?
Another view
It assumes the listener accepts the critique.
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