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Yes - everything in the brackets is redundant. If you were to omit '(we will come to that later)' then the sentence would still have the same effect on the reader's mind - that of making a promise ...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T09:20:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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robertcday
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2019-12-08T09:20:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
Yes - everything in the brackets is redundant. If you were to omit '(we will come to that later)' then the sentence would still have the same effect on the reader's mind - that of making a promise that you must fulfil. This is because the rest of the sentence: 'The response will either be an evasion, or it will be . . .' already alludes to a future event - something that sets up an expectation in the reader's mind that it will dealt with by you further into the script. As I'm sure you already know: setting up expectations by virtue of writing sentences that refer to something later in the text forms a contract with the reader that should not be broken, because to do so erodes trust between the two parties. Break such a promise and you may well lose your readers. Good luck with your writing.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-07-10T08:37:58Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 2