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> Dazzle wasn't intended to hide the ship but rather make it difficult to ascertain it's class, speed and heading.
Here I am rephrasing it to fit your terms:
> Dazzle wasn't intended to [prevent detection of] the ship but rather make it [look like something else].
But for some reason you chose instead to read that as a contradictory statement?
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> Dazzle wasn't intended to hide the ship but rather make it difficult to ascertain it's class, speed and heading.
Here I am rephrasing it to fit your terms:
> Dazzle wasn't intended to [prevent detection of] the ship but rather make it [look like something else].
But for some reason you chose instead to read that as a contradictory statement?