Blog Post# 3

  1. Proposition: I was born in Brooklyn, New York. 
  • Truth Value: True
  • Truth Condition: For this to be true, I would have had to be born in Brooklyn, New York. 
  • Entailment: Me being born in Brooklyn, New York, entails that I am from the U.S.
  1. Proposition: I am turning 24 in May.
  • Truth Value: False
  • Truth Condition: In order for this to be true, I needed to be born in the 2000.
  • Entailment: If this were true, I would be born in the 2000. 
  1. Proposition: I drink three cups of coffee a day
  • Truth Value: unknown 
  • Truth Condition: For this to be true, I would need to drink three cups of coffee a day
  • Entailment: “ I drink three cups of coffee a day” entails that I may or may not drink three cups of coffee a day. 

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