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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smbakeresq" data-source="post: 7421636" data-attributes="member: 28301">Actually if a person says "I could give X" it does not mean they have X.  It could mean they have X, but not necessarily.  What it does indicate about the speaker is the one (or more) of the following:  1.  They have X and might give it you.  2.  They do not have X but could acquire it at a later date and give it you.  3.  A willingness to give you X in exchange for some other consideration.  4.  They want to see what they will give you if you gave them X, i.e. an offer to entice a counter-offer to see what your position is on X.  5a.  That they believe X might has some value to you.    5b.  That they know X has no value to you but want you to believe that the speaker believes X has value to you.5 is the most important and %100 true.  What the speaker is surely indicating among all the possibilities is that they believe that X has value to you.  If they believe X had zero value to you and they want you to believe that they think X has value to you, the speaker has indeed created value in X to you.  Either way, it is now clear that X has value to you, either you want X for its value or you know the speaker believes you want X for value, which is valuable information.What I want is a fun and free-flowing game where incredible heroes accomplish great things due to special talent and training and experience that allows them to overcome incredible odds leading to a positive community.  What I don't want is speakers who take the opposite side of things just to take the opposite side of things and completely ignore the obvious  directly in front of them that any analysis prove is clearly true.  Cognitive dissonance is prevalent enough today, observe the Fox News viewer.</blockquote>

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