In one interpretation, it is a connective between two "claims" in a list.
In the other, it is a consequence of the response (as you interpreted).
This is worsened by the convention of putting punctuation inside quotation marks.
In one interpretation, it is a connective between two "claims" in a list.
In the other, it is a consequence of the response (as you interpreted).
This is worsened by the convention of putting punctuation inside quotation marks.