Interpretation of A Sentence

[HondaC94]

Just a small question here.

If the stimulus says:"the view that A is better than B is false," does it equal to "A is no better than B?"

For example: "the view that written constitutions are inherently more liberal than unwritten ones is false."

can it be interpreted into "constitutions that are not written are at least as liberal as constitutions that are written"?

Thanks!!

[ohthatpatrick]

The first example you gave seemed valid, because it sounded like you were talking about two specific things, A and B.

The longer example you typed sounded more like a conditional.

When you say that a conditional is wrong, you're saying "It's possible to be the LEFT SIDE, but NOT be the RIGHT SIDE."

If I hear, "the view that written constitutions are inherently more liberal than unwritten ones is false."
I would translate that as "It's possible for unwritten ones to be at least as liberal as written ones"