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Old April 4th, 2009 #203
Marse Supial
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Originally Posted by Alex Linder View Post
For 'affect' think influence. For effect think cause.
I know, but see, those concepts, "influence" and "cause" are so closely related: I can influence your thinking about jews. I can cause you to think differently about jews through the influence I have on you.

If I cause you to to think differently about jews, did I affect your thinking or did I have an effect on your thinking. Or both?