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I hope this hasn’t put you off of flying. Statistically speaking, it’s still the safest way to travel.
— Superman · Superman Returns
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker offers reassurance by separating an unsettling experience from a general claim about flying. Statistics are invoked to counter a possible loss of confidence. The line places a calm-sounding explanation beside an emotional response, while leaving the experience that prompted the reassurance unstated.
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