In this case, it’s a ‘meet in the middle’ thing. This hypothetical is asking us to completely ignore something not on the grounds of ‘ceteris paribus’ or some other conventional hypothetical framing device, but to ignore the dominant effect in the system.
Yes, that’s true as a general rule.
In this case, it’s a ‘meet in the middle’ thing. This hypothetical is asking us to completely ignore something not on the grounds of ‘ceteris paribus’ or some other conventional hypothetical framing device, but to ignore the dominant effect in the system.