There is another major difference. A hypothetical scenario consists of a combination of various elements and a simultaneous exclusion of other elements — especially, exclusion of all responses but the ones presented. The combination may not be possible in reality, and even if possible, the ludic constraint itself is unique to the hypothetical situation. Reality is not a game with rules someone dreamt up.
For example, Alice can slip off her shoes before entering the water. Indeed, if her shoes are impractical for wading through a muddy pond (as expensive women’s shoes typically are) she will do that anyway.
The rules of the game that the questioner is proposing are a part of the questioner’s agenda, and it is always prudent and legitimate to question them.
There is another major difference. A hypothetical scenario consists of a combination of various elements and a simultaneous exclusion of other elements — especially, exclusion of all responses but the ones presented. The combination may not be possible in reality, and even if possible, the ludic constraint itself is unique to the hypothetical situation. Reality is not a game with rules someone dreamt up.
For example, Alice can slip off her shoes before entering the water. Indeed, if her shoes are impractical for wading through a muddy pond (as expensive women’s shoes typically are) she will do that anyway.
The rules of the game that the questioner is proposing are a part of the questioner’s agenda, and it is always prudent and legitimate to question them.