Please teach me the difference between “そうではない” and “そうでもない”.

Mx. m
Please tell me the difference between “そうではない” and “そうでもない”.
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Mx. k
You use “そうではない” when you negate the other party’s opinion or method.
It is an expression where you completely object to them.
e.g….
「失業するのは、本人にやる気がないからだ」[1]
「そうではないよ。この不況のせいだ」[2]
(To a person who is composing a document)
「そうではない、ここは改行して一段下げるのだ」[3]
You use “そうでもない” when you express “I do not completely agree”, “There are also different opinions” or “It is not to that degree” about the other party’s opinion.
It is a manner of speaking where you partially object to them.
e.g….
「失業するのは、本人にやる気がないからだ」[1]
「そうでもないよ。やる気があっても、この不況では仕事がなくなることもある」[4]
「Ａさん、失業して困っているだろうなあ」[5]
「そうでもないよ。もともと裕福な家なので、のんびり好きなことをしているみたいだ」[6]
[1] “Losing their job is because there is no motivation in the person in question.”
[2] “It is not so, I tell you. It’s because of this recession.”
[3] “On the contrary, it is that you start a new paragraph and bring it down a column here.”
[4] “Not really. Even if there is motivation, there will also be times when jobs disappear in this recession.”
[5] “Mx. A'll lose their job and be in trouble, I should say.”
[6] “Not really. Because they are originally a rich family, it seems that they'll be doing what they like at their leisure.”
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Mx. i
“そうではない” → Complete negation
“そうでもない” → Negation of the negation (Because it is an inverse of the inverse, an affirmation)
== Source ==
* https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1329780083
== Other Language ==
* 「そうではない」「そうでもない」の違いを教えてください。
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