[Grammar] You can't trust all of them -> Is it partial negation or complete negation?

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wotcha

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"You can't trust all of them"

Is this sentence a partial negation or a complete negation?
 

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"You can't trust all of them"

Is this sentence a partial negation or a complete negation?


You can't trust all of them = You can trust some of them = You should distrust all of them.
You can't trust any of them = They are all untrustworthy.
 
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