for the "People should feel no more responsible for economic disaster than for military invasions."

Why is it it either, people should feel just as responsible for both, or people should feel more responsible for military invasions and not equal to or less instead of more?

am I making any sense?

@AbigailHall I kind of have the same issue, but from what I understand, you get faster the more you practice it.

I'm still so lost how does he know which words are what

I don't understand, aren't the details the modifiers? then why not get caught up in them?