I continue seeing sentences that (based on my knowledge) seem to contain
conflicting usages of だろう・でしょう.

> 「妻はルイヴィトンのバッグを欲しがっているんだけど、そんなもん、買えるわけないでしょう！ 」

To my understanding わけがない is an expression that denotes absolute certainty, so
it seems counterintuitive that it is followed by でしょう (a word that
demonstrates a much weaker degree of certainty). My best guess it that でしょう is
used here in order to soften the overall tone of the statement.

> 「そうしたらきっと馬鹿にされてしまうのでしょう。」 If I did that I would be made fun of.

This one confuses me because it isn't translated as "If I did that I would
**probably** be made fun of." The "probably" part is omitted. This is not a
unique example, though. I've seen lots of relatively simple sentences
including だろうthat end up being translated without using "probably".

I'm sorry that the format of this post is a mess; my thoughts are jumbled and
I couldn't figure out a great way to organize it.

So to conclude I guess I'm asking if someone could explain why だろう・でしょう is
included in the examples I've given/similar cases. Thank you!
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word-choice nuances particles
Contradictory Usage of だろう・でしょう