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Milton and Meta Comparison ​

Name of ViolationMilton ModelMeta Model
GENERALISATION
Universal Quantifier (All, Every, None..)"You're always able to find new ways”
"You will never be lost of ideas”"You never talk to me"
"I'm always late."
Modal Operator of Necessity"You must already have the answer”
"Taking this to where it has to go"I mustn't go yet"
"I have to phone my mother"
Modal Operator of Possibilityβ€œYou can know...”
"That you will be able to discover.”"I can't speak to my boss"
"There's no way I'll do that"
Presuppositions"This will be easy for someone of your ability..."β€œMany have tried before... and failed.”
DELETION
Simple Deletion"You are listening...”"I feel depressed."
"I don't know.”
Comparative Deletion"You are going deeper.... feeling more relaxed...""It's getting worse"
Nominalisation"You are making discoveries, finding new insights...”
"As you gain a new understanding.”"I want to make a good impression.”
β€œOur relationship is changing.”
Lack of Referential Index"Remembering those people who have been important to you.”
"People are good at this.""They came too late"
β€œPeople don’t like me.”
Unspecified Verb"Making sense in your own way.”
"Knowing that you know...”"He hurt me"
"I noticed it was missing"
DISTORTION
Complex Equivalence"That means that you are finding what you need to do..."
"Sitting quietly means you are going inside...""When you hold me like that I know you love me."
"With that smile she must have lots of friends"
Cause & Effect"As you listen to my voice you will go deeper into trance..."
"Each breath will make you relax even more...""Her crying makes me sad"
"His love makes me want to go on.”
Mind Reading"I know that you are getting curious...”
"Your unconscious mind is able to make sense of this...""You're annoyed with me"
"You're not going to like this"
Lost Performative"It's important that you go back to your first memory."
"And it's a good thing to notice...”"It's fun to be free"
"Big boys don't cry"

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