A striking thing about language is that is composable in certain ways. I can make an argument in which each step of the argument is self-evident, yet the conclusion is a surprising (but true) consequence of the premises.
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A lot of famous current speakers employ this technique - whole isn't sum of its part - where semantic islands make sense, but altogether it's nonsense. To help your priors not freak out, they employ clever transitions.
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Actually, let me correct that: it's often easier to figure out precisely where the error is, in writing.
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I detect it v slowly IRL. Usual story: at talk by Famous Intellectual X/Y; while they speak I'm under the "effect", but walking outside, suddenly hits me ... "Huh??" This didn't make any sense & was "only" charisma! True: v difficult to do in writing, tho some can, esp in fiction
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