Blog Post 3

  1. Proposition: I have five siblings

Truth value: True

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I need to have five siblings.

Entailment: “I have five siblings” entails “I have at least one sibling”

2. Proposition: I have been to the Eiffel Tower

Truth value: False

Truth conditions: I would have to visit Paris and see the Eiffel Tower.

Entailment: “I have been to the Eiffel Tower” entails “I went to Paris”

3. Proposition: How deep is the ocean

Truth value: Unknown

Truth conditions: For this to be true, studies must be made by scientists.

Entailment: “To find out the depth of the ocean” would entail “A lot of research from scientists”

Leave a Reply