“They said they want me to do thing!” said Alex with indignity. “I’m not going to do thing!”
“Why not?” asked Bob. “Is it because you think thing won’t actually work, or because you don’t want it to work?”
“Why would I not want it to work?”
“Well, you obviously right now want to not do thing, and if you do thing and it works, you’ll probably have to do it more often.”
“They said they want me to do thing!” said Alex with indignity. “I’m not going to do thing!”
“Why not?” asked Bob. “Is it because you think thing won’t actually work, or because you don’t want it to work?”
“Why would I not want it to work?”
“Well, you obviously right now want to not do thing, and if you do thing and it works, you’ll probably have to do it more often.”