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> それなら **なにか** 、君のほうが正しいというのだな
>
> Then something tells me you're right.

The thing that's tripping me up is the placement of なにか (which I'm assuming is
acting as an adverb here). Why is this word placed after なら but before the
comma? Is なにか modifying ~なら or 正しい?

Or perhaps the question to ask is: is there any difference between the
following sentences?

  1. それなら **なにか** 、君のほうが正しいというのだな。(original)
  2. **なにか** それなら、君のほうが正しいというのだな。(before ~なら)
  3. それなら、 **なにか** 君のほうが正しいというのだな。(after comma)
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How adverb placement affects the meaning of conditionals
The なにか is an interjection (感動詞).

明鏡国語辞典 says:

> なにか【何か】  
>  ㈢ 〘感〙相手の言動を確認する気持ちを表す。何かい。  
>  「それならなにか、もう辞めるっていうのか」

and 日本国語大辞典 says:

> なにか【何か】  
>  [三] (代名詞「なに」に係助詞「か」の付いたもの。感動詞のように用いて)  
>  ② 相手のことばや気持を、確認しようとする気持を表わす。つまり（…なのだな）。要するに（…のつもりなのか）。

It is used to confirm what the other person means or intends (to say). I think
it's like "So, you mean... right?" or "In short, what you're saying is...,
right?", in a bit questioning or accusatory tone.

By the way, なにか as an interjection is pronounced [なにか]{LHH}, while なにか meaning
"something" is [なにか]{HLL}.
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