Oh fie, Earth; shame, infernal sovranties!

An argument hinges upon entailment whereas an if-then sentence hinges upon implication.

A stilettoed foot stepped out of the taxi cab.

He almost dropped his end of the plank that had a wounded Federal on it. The bluebelly groaned. The Confederate trooper at the other end of the plank said, “Watch what you're doing, dammit! What the hell's wrong with you, anyways?"