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Proposition : I study at the College of Staten Island

Truth Value : True 

Truth Conditions: In order for this to be true, I will have to have my name registered on their system

Entailment: “I study at the College of Staten Island” entails that “I am a student”

Proposition : I have 6 pet cats

Truth Value : False

Truth Conditions: In order for this to be true, I will have to actually own cats and have exactly 6 of them

Entailment: “I have 6 pet cats” entails that “ I have a pet cat”

Proposition : Scientists have discovered the most powerful medicine in the world that can cure anything

Truth Value : Unknown

Truth Conditions: In order for this to be true, the medicine discovered would have to prove itself to work for anything with actual evidence from a study

Entailment: “Scientists have discovered the most powerful medicine in the world that can cure anything” entails that “a cure has been found for all diseases”

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