I think that “seeking a reasonable interpretation that allows a statement to be true, which you’re pretty sure the speaker did not mean” is probably ill-advised. I’m having trouble articulating why I have that intuition though.
Update: had the thought that this might be advisable in high-trust contexts, for example with a significant other. Taking from this that “it depends” is a better take than my original “seems ill-advised”.
I think that “seeking a reasonable interpretation that allows a statement to be true, which you’re pretty sure the speaker did not mean” is probably ill-advised. I’m having trouble articulating why I have that intuition though.
Update: had the thought that this might be advisable in high-trust contexts, for example with a significant other. Taking from this that “it depends” is a better take than my original “seems ill-advised”.