This is a pretty funny way of having someone agree to two things at once, when
they may only agree to one of the things you said. Whenever you notice these
words in a sentence…
“…That means…”
“Being lean and fit that means you’re sexy.”
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“When someone looks in the mirror that means they love themselves.”
“Reading this book that means you are breaking through body-image issues.”
This particular pattern is really useful when you’re bringing someone’s awareness to something that they may previously have been unaware of. Imagine how
motivating it would be for someone learning Math to hear their teacher say,
“You’ve been making it to every class that means you’ll pass this year.” We
actually hear this all the time with teachers, parents and Politian’s generalizing a particular topic such as, “Vote for me that means voting for more money.” You
could even use it while looking at yourself in the mirror, by saying out loud, “your body is unique, that means you’re beautiful.”