"- Can a politician tell the difference between right and wrong?
- Yes. If he’s given two guesses."
Can I say “Yes. If he’s given two possibilities” as well?
Thanks in advance. Greetings.
"- Can a politician tell the difference between right and wrong?
Can I say “Yes. If he’s given two possibilities” as well?
Thanks in advance. Greetings.
No, you lose the joke.
The sentence presents two possibilities, “right” and “wrong”.
Giving the politician two guesses to choose between the two possibilities, he will likely get the right answer.
Perhaps, no, because guesses are more flexible than possibilities for a politician to manipulate!