Bob’s statement 2: “All I really meant was that I had blue pens at my house” is not literally true. For what proposition is that statement being used as evidence?
It’s not being used as evidence for anything.
“All I really meant” is a colloquial way of saying “the part relevant to the proposition in question was...” As such, it was in fact truthful.
It’s not being used as evidence for anything.
“All I really meant” is a colloquial way of saying “the part relevant to the proposition in question was...” As such, it was in fact truthful.