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Meta Model ‘Distortions’ (5): Presuppositions

The final ‘Distortion’ pattern in the Meta Model is ‘Presuppositions’. These are the implicit statements embedded in what people say […]

In last week’s post we gave you some sample statements and asked you to have a go at identifying the

Try This Quick ‘Presuppositions or Assumptions’ Exercise Imagine someone said the following sentence to you: “I’m not sure whether or

The final type of presupposition to consider are those known as ‘Ordinal’. These imply a position in a list or

The tip-off for this presupposition, you won’t be surprised to learn, is the word ‘or’. So what’s the difference between

Interestingly, the important thing about both adjectives and adverbs is that you already use both of them expertly, even if

Presuppositions of Time place an event or an action before, after or during some other events or time periods, and

(Not sure what presuppositions are? Read this article first.) The way that presuppositions of awareness work is this: if you are aware

A quick look at presuppositions of complex equivalence and what they tell you – part of a series on NLP language patterns

First, a reminder that if you’re not familiar with the idea of ‘presuppositions’ in language (the implicit statements embedded in

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