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Words in natural language carry connotations that may become misleading when the words get applied with technical precision. While it's not technically a lie to say that it's possible to win a lottery, the statement is deceptive. It's much more precise, for communication of the actual fact through connotation, to say that it's impossible to win the lottery. This is an example of antipredictionanti-prediction.

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Words in natural language carry connotations that may become misleading when the words get applied with technical precision. While it's not technically a lie to say that it's possible to win a lottery, the statement is deceptive. It's much more precise, for communication of the actual fact through connotation, to say that it's impossible to win the lottery.lottery. This is an example of antiprediction.

Words in natural language carry connotations that may become misleading when the words get applied with technical precision. While it's not technically a lie to say that it's possible to win a lottery, the statement is deceptive. It's much more precise, for communication of the actual fact through connotation, to say that it's impossible to win a lottery, rather than that it's possible.the lottery. This is an example of antiprediction.

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Words in natural language carry connotations that may become misleading when the words get applied with technical precision. It's much more precise, for communication of the actual fact through connotation, to say that it's impossible to win a lottery, rather than that it's possible. This is an example of antiprediction.