Blog Post #3

Proposition 1.

Proposition: I have a tattoo of Tigger on my leg.

Truth Value: True.

Truth Condition: For this to be true, I would have to have a tattoo of Tigger on my leg.

Entailment: I have a tattoo of Tigger on my leg.” would entail “I have a tattoo.”

Proposition 2.

Proposition: The Oakland A’s had the best record in MLB Baseball in 2023.

Truth Value: False.

Truth Condition: For this to be true, the other 29 baseball teams would have had to have a worse record than the Oakland A’s.

Entailment: “The Oakland A’s had the best record in MLB Baseball in 2023.” would entail ” The Oakland A’s had the most wins of the MLB teams in season 2023.”

Proposition 3:

Proposition: The City of Atlantis is somewhere on the oceans floor.

Truth Value: Unknown.

Truth Condition: The City of Atlantis would have had to existed and not be a myth.

Entailment: “The City of Atlantis is somewhere on the oceans floor.” would entail “Plato’s writings of Atlantis were accurate.”

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