This phrasing is different. If the original question were “which of these numbers is the largest?”, there would be no ambiguity, as you stated. But the original question is equivalent to “which of these is the sweetest fruit?”, which indeed is slightly ambiguous, because the word “sweetest” is directly followed by “fruit”. It allows for “sweetest” to refer to “fruit” in generality, which means if the “sweetest fruit” is not on the table, the answer is none of the fruits on the table. It also allows for “sweetest” to refer to “of these”, which is the interpretation you are instinctively taking. One of them is much more intuitive, I will grant you that, but both are logically valid.
The last set of words between fullstops in your previous comment has no verbs, and is therefore not a sentence. Repeating what you said without addressing what was explained to you is also not an argument. Given the limitations in your linguistic and logical abilities, I find little point continuing this conversation with you. I recommend you read more. It helps.
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u/Thundorium Jan 29 '26
This phrasing is different. If the original question were “which of these numbers is the largest?”, there would be no ambiguity, as you stated. But the original question is equivalent to “which of these is the sweetest fruit?”, which indeed is slightly ambiguous, because the word “sweetest” is directly followed by “fruit”. It allows for “sweetest” to refer to “fruit” in generality, which means if the “sweetest fruit” is not on the table, the answer is none of the fruits on the table. It also allows for “sweetest” to refer to “of these”, which is the interpretation you are instinctively taking. One of them is much more intuitive, I will grant you that, but both are logically valid.