I
think what Sherlock Holmes means is that people tend to take things at face
value when there are often more things to consider than there appears to be. I
think it’s easy to mistake an explanation or an assumption for a factual
account of what happened. One of the
foundations of using logic and reason is having a grasp of the basic facts of a
case. For example, my favorite pair of jeans is Levis 514. So when I decided to
buy some corduroys I bought Levis 514 corduroys because I assumed they would be
cut the same. What I didn’t know is that the “514” label only denotes a very
general “fit”, as in, they have a straight leg. But the corduroy style is
really different from the denim version. They use different measurements for
the different materials and they fit really differently. I assumed that the two
materials having the same name would be exactly the same, but I didn’t even
consider that corduroy is almost always way looser than denim. I don’t really
know why this is, but it seems to be an industry standard. So having a basic
knowledge of the industry I would have been able to know that pants with the
same name but made with different materials will fit differently.
I can relate to your pants problem. There was this one time, at Forever 21, where I purchased all my tops in size small. Normally, I would try on the clothes before I purchase it, but the line for the fitting rooms were extremely long that day and I did not have the patience to wait. Since I usually wear a size small, I thought it would turn out fine. When I got home and tried everything on, I was irritated with myself. I had to return half the stuff because they did not fit correctly. If I had just tried the clothes on at the store, I wouldn’t have had to go back and exchange for a different size. In the end, I shouldn’t have assumed that my clothing size there for every piece of clothing would be a size small. I figured that different cuts and styles of clothing might have to be purchased in a different size in order for it to look flattering on your body.
ReplyDeleteI really love this blog! It was very humorous, even though you did not intend it to be. Buying the wrong pants can be a huge dilemma. I do not think I have ever had this problem before because of past experience, I know that all clothes are different. I hardly even know what shoe size I am anymore. I would be size 8 here, then size 7 there.. I do understand you assumption problem and I can apply it to people. I always assumed that drama kids from high school were always the strange, random kids who all like to randomly sing. That was until I discovered the star football player at our high school was in the school play, and the basketball girl had an amazing voice. To my surprise, they broke the mold of an average drama kid. Now my mind is open and I try to stay away from labels.
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