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  • The words “include” and “unrelated” are not [selecting an option (from two alternatives)

  • You would think the above illustration would be obvious.

  • But the upper right is expressed as “B is A.”

    • Then, we naturally come up with its negative form “B is not A”.
    • I would consider this to be the top left state.
    • Misinterpreted as almost MECE with the combination of “is” and “is not”
  • In reality, “part of B is A and the rest is not A” happens

  • False dichotomy


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