Blog Post 3

  • Proposition: I have four fish.
  • Truth value: True.
  • Truth conditions: In order for this to be true, I would need to actually have four fish.
  • Entailment: “I have four fish” entails “I have at least one fish.”
  • Proposition: I have blue hair.
  • Truth value: False.
  • Truth conditions: I would have to actually have hair that is dyed blue.
  • Entailment: “I have blue hair” would entail that “My hair is actually blue.”
  • Proposition: There is Aliens.
  • Truth value: Unknown.
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, there would have to be proof of Aliens.
  • Entailment: “There is Aliens” would entail “Aliens are a real thing.”

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