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  • 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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  1. Proposition: I am 20 years old

> Truth Value: True

> Truth Condition: For this to be true, I would have to be born in 2003

>Entailment: Me being born in December 2003 entails that I am 20 years old.

2. Proposition: I go to BMCC.

>Truth Value: False

>Truth Condition: In order for this to be true, I would have to be enrolled and going to classes at BMCC.

>Entailment: Because that I go to CSI, it entails that I in fact do not go to BMCC.

Proposition: I have 3 dogs at home

>Truth Value: Unknown

>Truth Condition: In order for this to be true, I would really need to have 3 dogs at home

>Entailment: Since I do not have any dogs at home, it entails that I definitely do not have 3 dogs.

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  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. 

Blog Post #3

  • Proposition: My ears are pierced.

Truth Value: True.

Truth conditions: For this to be true, both of my ears need to have been pierced.

Entailment: “My ears are pierced” entails “I have at least one piercing.”

  • Proposition: I have two left feet.

Truth Value: False.

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would need to have more than one left foot.

Entailment: “I have two left feet” entails “I do not possess a right foot”.

  • Proposition: There is a giant shark battling a giant squid right now.

Truth Value: Unknown.

Truth conditions: For this to be true, the existence of a giant shark and squid must be evident in close proximity.

Entailment: “There is a giant shark battling a giant squid right now.” entails “There are giant sea creatures”.

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Proposition:  I have three dogs.

Truth Value: True

Truth Condition: I would have at least three dogs.

Entailment: “I have three dogs.” entails “I have exactly three dogs.”

Proposition: Water is made of helium and oxygen.

Truth Value: False

Truth Condition: For this to be true, water would need to be composed of hydrogen and oxygen.

Entailment: “Water is made of helium and oxygen” entails that “Water is made of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen.”

Proposition: There exists life on other planets besides earth in the milky way.

Truth Value: Unknown

Truth Condition: Life exists on other planets besides earth in the milky way.

Entailment: “There exists life on other planets besides earth in the milky way.” Would entail “life existing on other planets in the milky way besides earth.”

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  • Proposition: I have two dogs at home
  • Truth value: True.
  • Truth conditions: In order for this to be true, I need to own and live with two dogs
  • Entailment: “I have two dogs entails “I have at least one dog
  • Proposition: I have a daughter
  • Truth value: False.
  • Truth conditions: I would have to actually have a baby who was made by me.
  • Entailment: “I have a daughter” entails “she is my baby
  • Proposition: The world will end in 100 years
  • Truth value: Unknown.
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, there would have to be at least scientific proof and reason why the world will end in 100 years.

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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”

Blog Post #3

  • Proposition: I’m Palestinian
  • Truth value: True.
  • Truth conditions: In order for this to be true, my immigrant parents would have an ethnically Palestinian background.
  • Entailment: “I’m Palestinian” entails “I’m Palestinian because my parents are ethnically Palestinian and born in Palestine which makes me the same ethnicity as them”
  • Proposition: I have 3 siblings
  • Truth value: True
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would have to live and grow up with them
  • Entailment: “I have 3 siblings” entails “My mom gave birth to 3 other kids including me”
  • Proposition: I have a dog
  • Truth value: False
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, I need to own and live with a dog
  • Entailment: “I have a dog” would entail “I have a pet dog”

  1. proposition: I have a bird

truth value: false

truth conditions : in order for this to be true, I would need to have a pet bird living in my house

entailment: “I have a bird” entails “I have a pet bird”

2. proposition: I have 11 fingers

truth value: false

truth conditions: in order for this to be true I would have 11 fingers instead of 10

entailment: “I have 11 fingers ” entails I would have more than 5 fingers in one hand.

3. proposition: English is my second fluent language because arabic is my first

truth value:true

truth conditions; in order for this to be true, I would have speak and understand both English and arabic fluently.

entailment : ” English is my second fluent language because arabic is my first” entails that growing up I was taught arabic more then I was taught English

Blog Post 3

  • Proposition: I have a husky.
  • Truth Value: True.
  • Truth Conditions: In order for this to be true, I would need to own and live with a husky.
  • Entailment: “I have a husky.” entails that “I have a pet.”
  • Proposition: I went to Italy.
  • Truth Value: False.
  • Truth Conditions: In order for this to be true, I would have traveled to Italy but I never have.
  • Entailment: “I went to Italy.” entails that “I visited Italy.”
  • Proposition: “I run everyday.”
  • Truth Value: Unknown.
  • Truth Conditions: In order for this to be true, I would need/have to run everyday.
  • Entailment: “I run everyday.” would entail that “I run every single day of the week.”