WHat does "I wouldn't go so far as to say that." mean?

Question

WHat does  "I wouldn't go so far as to say that."  mean?

Answer

It means that there's some kind of overlap between what you believe and what the other person has stated, but that the other person has taken a somewhat more "extreme" or "strong" position than you, and you want to disagree with them without being in complete disagreement.

Example: "She is morally bankrupt." "I wouldn't go so far as to say that."

This suggests that you think she is somewhat of a bad person or has done some bad things, but that you don't think she's purely immoral or so bad of a person that it warrants a label of "morally bankrupt."

More common here I think is just to say "I wouldn't go that far."

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