Why does it look like this sentence is using "but" twice in a row?

> でも、 そうかと言って、 もう一つ下のレべルのクラスだと、 やさしすぎてつまらないと思いますよ。

To my knowledge, でも means "but". On the other hand, my textbook says the
phrase "そうかと言って" also translates to "but, still".

Is the sentence being redundant here? If it's not, what kind of "feel" am I
suppose to get from this sentence?
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grammar conjunctions
The expression "but" used twice in row in a sentence
It's not. Don't take the translation of そうかと言って so literally. [This link
here](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%9D%E3%81%86%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6)
states 3 optional translations for the word. Could be translated as
"nevertheless", "and yet", etc. It actually might not qualify (maybe someone
else can chime in) but think of it as an idiomatic expression.

Also worth noting, in general, Japanese is far more forgiving about saying the
same things twice in different. The more formal you get, the more common it
becomes.
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There is no redundancy in this sentence -- none. If redundancy existed, that
would be because you **_translated_** word for word by using a dictionary.

It says 「でも、 そうかと[言]{い}って」; It does not say 「でも、しかし」, 「でも、それでも」 or 「しかし、それでも」,
which would be redundant.

How about " **But even if that were the case** "?

「そうかと言って」 is used to state a contrary idea/opinion while partially admitting
that there is some truth and/or validity in the other idea/opinion that has
been presented.
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