Speech follows muqtaḍā al-ẓāhir when its grammatical strength fits the audience’s outward condition: simple reporting for an uninformed hearer, proportionate emphasis for a hesitant one, and stronger emphasis for denial.
Balāghah also recognizes departures from this surface expectation. A contextual qarīnah (clue) can justify treating a hearer as belonging to a different category.
This is not arbitrary violation of a rule. It is a more context-sensitive assessment of what the listener is prepared to ask, accept, or reject.