Is this true?

Question

"John introduced even ANN to Bill."
The word "even" contributes that John introduced more people to Bill.
For the sentence to be true, does it have to be true that John introduced more people to Bill?
Or is it only implied?

Answer 1

John even introduced Ann to Bill. The other makes no sense unless her name was Even Ann.

Answer 2

You're correct. From the word "even" in that sentence, you can actually infer **two** things:

1) John introduced people other than Ann to Bill.

2) Under normal circumstances, John's introducing Ann to Bill would not be expected. The reason for that being unexpected would come from additional context: John doesn't like Ann; John has a crush on Ann and sees Bill as a potential rival; John doesn't think Bill would be interested in meeting Ann; or whatever the reason is.

Answer 3

You can infer that John introduced more people to Bill than Ann. Even if it is only implied,it is still true.

Answer 4

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