Blog Post 3

1.Proposition: I was born in Alexandria, Egypt.

Truth value: True

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I have to have been born in Alexandria, Egypt

Entailment: “Born in Alexandria, Egypt” entails that my nationality is Egyptian

2. Proposition: I live in Staten Island

Truth value: False

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would have to reside in Staten Island

Entailment: “Living in Staten Island” entails that I live in New York.

  1. Proposition: There is an odd number of fish in the ocean.

Truth Value: Unknown

Truth conditions: For this to be true, there would have to physically be an odd number of fish in the ocean.

Entailment: “Odd number of fish in the ocean” entails that there are fish in the ocean and that there is an odd number of fish.

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