I asked about the propriety and validity of fence sitting here, but the many instructive answers now advance a new question: what is it exactly?
It is fence-sitting only if you say that they do disagree, that there is only one point of disagreement, and yet that they both have a point on that point. That makes no sense.
User alanf asnswers:
This passage is correct. It can't be the case that on a single point the two sides have a substantive disagreement and they are both right.
They can both be wrong, in which case you should say so. This can happen in subtle ways. It could be the case that the facts of the case are compatible with both sides' conclusion being correct. In that case, both sides should be considered wrong. It is a criticism of each side's position that they have not ruled out the opposing side's position.
My English is basic, so would someone please simplify and explain this?