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I don't think they are, but rather pointing out ways in which what you think of as "reasonable extrapolation" might in fact not logically follow from what we know.
Yes, and I could say the same of what *others* think of as "reasonable extrapolation" (that it might in fact not follow logically from the text). That's my point. "What follows logically from what we know" and "what doesn't" is a matter of opinion. "What we know" can be a matter of opinion, even. (For instance, not everyone accepts the testimony of character x at time y as being truthful, while others do). *shrugs*
Yes, and I could say the same of what *others* think of as "reasonable extrapolation" (that it might in fact not follow logically from the text). That's my point. "What follows logically from what we know" and "what doesn't" is a matter of opinion. "What we know" can be a matter of opinion, even. (For instance, not everyone accepts the testimony of character x at time y as being truthful, while others do). *shrugs*