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.”