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What do you think it means when a person qualifies an explanation with "Basically...."?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46835points) March 6th, 2012

Watching Judge Judy. An example question she might ask a defendant is, “Did you, or did you not, pay the rent through July?”
The defendant says, “Well, basically….”
That would drive me nuts. The answer is “Yes,” or “No.” What does “basically” mean in that context?

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