必ずしも 必ずしも - Grammar Discussion

English translation:
Not always
not entirely
not necessarily

Structure:
必ずしも + Phrase + わけではない / とは限らない / とは言えない

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Can someone please explain what the addition of this does to a sentence, vs it not being in the sentence?
Simply ~とは限らない, etc. already seems as though emphasis is being placed on the ‘not necessarily’ part, so I’m not sure I understand the point of adding 必ずしも into a sentence.
Thanks in advance

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Although とは限らない already means “not necessarily/not always” by itself, it is very often used together with the 必ずしも for even more emphasis.

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@mrnoone thanks! Got it!

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There’s a mistake in the second example sentence. Double も’s.
刑務所にいる人たちは必ずしもも犯罪を犯したとは限らない。