Can you imagine that you are healthy?

RonButters at AOL.COM RonButters at AOL.COM
Thu Nov 8 23:36:58 UTC 2007


I keep getting spam with "Can you imagine that you are healthy?" in the
subject line.

I find this question disturbing. It seems to presuppose both that I am not
healthy and that I am healthy.

Is there a name for this kind of contradiction in presupposition?



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