If A causes B causes C, then absolutely A along with B is why he targeted her.
We're obviously having a failure of language here. B did not cause C. At least it wasn't the only thing causing C. Since it was not the sole cause for C, it can not be said that A caused C, only that it was an influence on C.
It doesn't fit in the category of primary reasons perhaps but it absolutely fits in the category of why he did what he did.
Yes, it is not a primary reason. That's what I said, but you interpreted that to mean that I was claiming it wasn't an influence at all.
Yes, you exactly created in your head a meaning that I did not say.
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Re: List of Anti-Government Characteristics Of Loughner
Date: 13/1/11 19:14 (UTC)We're obviously having a failure of language here. B did not cause C. At least it wasn't the only thing causing C. Since it was not the sole cause for C, it can not be said that A caused C, only that it was an influence on C.
Yes, it is not a primary reason. That's what I said, but you interpreted that to mean that I was claiming it wasn't an influence at all.
Yes, you exactly created in your head a meaning that I did not say.