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Originally Posted by General_Lee
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?
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yes, i guess. it's just never given me trouble. for some reason, 'effect' as a verb is bald and powerful to me, like being poked with a finger. 'Uhfect' (affect) is softer, milder, more attitudinal, more like a breeze warming or cooling you. Effect is more like a prod or punch or poke.
I think its easy to see the difference between
affect an outcome
vs
effect an outcome
Like a side dish vs a main course.
Influence vs cause.
Small vs big.