"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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michael adams wrote:
Perhaps you do buy things like newspapers based on what they look like.
Others may be more interested in the contents.

Previously you said people bought newpapers solely on the basis of trust.

You trust any product only after previous experience of it. Now I dunno
about you, but most buy a paper for its contents. Not as wallpaper.


I'll overlook the fact that you've snipped the question I asked you.
And instead concentrate on the paragraph above, which you posted
in response to my claim which you've not denied that you previously
said that people bought newspapers solely on the basis of trust.

Your first sentence:

" You trust any product only after previous experience of it."

has no bearing on the question as whether people buy newspapers
solely on the basis of trust or not.

It's simply a general observation about how people come to trust
things, newspapers included.

While your second sentence :

" Now I dunno about you, but most buy a paper for its contents"

merely re-iterates what you posted before - that people bought
a paper for its contents not necessarily because they trusted it;
which as you are no doubt aware directly contradicts what you
previously said. Which is why I posted the question which you
appear to have snipped for some unaccountable reason.

While your third sentence - "Not as wallpaper" sits rather
uneasily with someone who boasts of taking infinite pains
over some engraved glass panel, showing his number in his
front door. Anyway whatever it was, it wasn't a piece of
cardboard with the number written in marker pinned to the
front door, which would have done just as well, was it ?

While on the subject of front doors, have you put up that
notice next to the bell yet ?


michael adams

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