Atlas Society misquotes George Orwell’s ‘1984’

Jul 09, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal · Fork · Check another quote

Original text

In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy.

Quote text

In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it… Not merely the validity of the experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘…’

Found 2 issue(s) using regular expression . and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.

In‧the‧end‧the‧Party‧would‧announce‧that‧two‧and‧two‧made‧five,‧and‧you‧would‧have‧to‧believe‧it.‧It‧was‧inevitable‧that‧they‧should‧make‧that‧claim‧sooner‧or‧later:‧the‧logic‧of‧their‧position‧demanded‧it.…‧Not‧merely‧the‧validity‧of‧the‧experience,‧but‧the‧very‧existence‧of‧external‧reality,‧was‧tacitly‧denied‧by‧their‧philosophy.

Explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	In‧the‧end‧the‧Party‧would‧announce‧that‧two‧and‧two‧made‧five,‧and‧you‧would‧have‧to‧believe‧it
2	~~.‧It‧was‧inevitable‧that‧they‧should‧make‧that‧claim‧sooner‧or‧later:‧the‧logic‧of‧their‧position‧demanded‧it.~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
3	…	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
4	‧Not‧merely‧the‧validity‧of‧
5	the‧	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
6	experience,‧but‧the‧very‧existence‧of‧external‧reality
7	,	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
8	‧was‧tacitly‧denied‧by‧their‧philosophy.

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