Does “I don’t think I’m convinced” essentially mean “I’m unconvinced.”?

[RogerP]

Does “I don’t think I’m convinced” essentially mean “I’m unconvinced.”?

 

[emsr2d2]

Does “I don’t think I’m convinced” essentially mean “I’m unconvinced no full stop here”?

No.

 

[Tarheel]

@emsr2d2 Please elaborate.

 

[RogerP]

No.

Why is that, emsr2d2?

 

[Rover_KE]

The second is more definite about being unconvinced.

 

[SoothingDave]

As a binary choice, yes they are the same.

"I don't think I'm convinced" is not "I am convinced." It's not as strong as "I am unconvinced," but it's still a binary "no."

 

[Tarheel]

Does “I don’t think I’m convinced” essentially mean “I’m unconvinced.”?

For starters, somebody has been teaching you punctuation wrong. There shouldn't be a period in that sentence anywhere.

Second, it's a very wishy washy way of saying you're not convinced. Also, it's not natural. (But you know that.) It's like you're saying you don't know if you're convinced or not.

It's like you're saying you can't decide if you're convinced or not. If you were talking to me and you said that I'd ask you to explain.

 

[jutfrank]

This is really a question about what it means to say that two things have the same meaning. It depends what kind of meaning you're asking about.

 

[Tarheel]

It's unclear to me if the asker has a firm grip on the phrases he/she is using.