"Can be false" is not the same as "cannot be true" because "CAN be false" leaves open the possibility that it CAN be true
"Cannot be true" would be the same as "MUST be false." They both mean the same thing. Do you see the difference?
Hope that helps!
speer034June 2, 2019
What is the difference between "Not necessarily true" and "Could be true?" They seem like they would both apply.
RaviJune 2, 2019
Great question. They're very similar, but they're also quite different.
If we look at truth on a scale of 0 to 100, we can assign not necessarily true and could be true different values.
Must be true=100 (has to be true) Not necessarily true (could be false)=0-99 (includes everything but must be true)
Could be true=1-100 (includes everything except for cannot be true) Cannot be true (must be false)=0 (has to be false)
The key difference between not necessarily true and could be true is that not necessarily true includes cannot be true, whereas could be true includes must be true.
Not necessarily true (could be false) means there's a chance that something's false, but it does not have to be false
Could be true means that there's a chance that something's true, but it doesn't have to be false
The difference is small, but it's there. Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any other questions!
YulissaCardozaMay 20, 2020
How does knowing the difference between not necessarily true, could be true, could be false ,etc help when answering a question ?im confused on its purpose
