There was a sentence in the NY Times that read: "He was the husband of Mr. Assad’s only sister, a former spy chief and the deputy defense minister."
Is this poorly written because of ambiguity? Could not the meaning of sentence mean either he was all three of the aforementioned things, or he was the husband of Assad's sister, who is described as a former spy chief and the deputy defense minister. Logic would tell me that it is not that one, but gramatically it could be either, correct?
Is this poorly written because of ambiguity? Could not the meaning of sentence mean either he was all three of the aforementioned things, or he was the husband of Assad's sister, who is described as a former spy chief and the deputy defense minister. Logic would tell me that it is not that one, but gramatically it could be either, correct?