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> > They are incredible compared to "no labs at all"

> That is a nonsensically low bar. You basically destroy the entire scale by labeling the bare minimum as such.

Ah, yeah, I wasn't using it for "scale". "incredible" also often connotes "in ways that you wouldn't believe". Your long posts disputing me are somewhat validation that I used the right turn of phrase there.

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> "incredible" also often connotes "in ways that you wouldn't believe". It does not. The English word you're looking for there is "surprisingly".

"This kid is good at hockey in ways you wouldn't believe."

Which of these sentences means the same as the above?

A. This kid is incredibly good at hockey.

B. This kid is surprisingly good at hockey.

> Your long posts disputing me are somewhat validation that I used the right turn of phrase there.

I think you've just invented a new fallacy.

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