Category: Blog Post 3

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.”

#3

First Proposition:

  • Proposition: I speak Arabic and English fluently.
  • Truth value: True.
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, I need to be able to communicate effectively in both Arabic and English languages.
  • Entailment: “I speak Arabic and English fluently” entails “I am bilingual”.

Second Proposition:

  • Proposition: I arrived in the US in 2019.
  • Truth value: True.
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would have to have come to the US in the year 2019.
  • Entailment: “I arrived in the US in 2019” entails “I have lived in the US for at least five years”.

Third Proposition:

  • Proposition: I can speak a little Spanish and French.
  • Truth value: True.
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would need to have some basic knowledge and ability to communicate in Spanish and French.
  • Entailment: “I can speak a little Spanish and French” entails “I have language skills beyond just Arabic and English”.

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.”

Blog Post #3

Sentence one:

  • Proposition: I have a cat.
  • Truth value: True.
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would need a cat to live inside my house.
  • Entailment: “I have a cat” entails “I have a pet”.

Sentence two:

  • Proposition: I have 34 eyes.
  • Truth value: False.
  • Truth conditions: I would actually have to have 34 eyes somewhere on my body.
  • Entailment: “I have 34 eyes” entails “I have more than two eyes”.

Sentence three:

  • Proposition: There is an elephant sized rat wandering in my backyard.
  • Truth value: Unknown.
  • Truth conditions: For this to be true, there must be a rat the size of an elephant wandering in my backyard.
  • Entailment: “There is an elephant sized rat wandering in my backyard” would entail “There is a rodent in my backyard.”

Blog Post 3

1.Proposition: I was born in Alexandria, Egypt.

Truth value: True

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I have to have been born in Alexandria, Egypt

Entailment: “Born in Alexandria, Egypt” entails that my nationality is Egyptian

2. Proposition: I live in Staten Island

Truth value: False

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would have to reside in Staten Island

Entailment: “Living in Staten Island” entails that I live in New York.

  1. Proposition: There is an odd number of fish in the ocean.

Truth Value: Unknown

Truth conditions: For this to be true, there would have to physically be an odd number of fish in the ocean.

Entailment: “Odd number of fish in the ocean” entails that there are fish in the ocean and that there is an odd number of fish.

Blog post 3

1.Proposition: I drive a Nissan which I own.

Truth value: True

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I must be able to drive, the car’s make and model is Nissan and the car must be registered under my name.

Entailment: If this is true, then I can drive and own a vehicle that is a Nissan.

2.Propsition: I’ve been to the Great wall of China.

Truth value: False

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would have traveled to China, which I never have.

Entailment: If this was true, I would have seen the Great wall of china in person.

3. Proposition: There is life on every planet.

Truth Value: False, there are no scientific evidence of this.

Truth conditions: For this to be true, there would have to be scientific evidence of any living form on every planet.

Entailment: If this was true, There would be scientific evidence of living forms on all planets.

Blog post 3

Proposition: I am 22 years old

truth value: True

truth condition : in order for this to be true I need to be living for 22 years

entailment: “I am 22 years old” entails “I have been living for 22 years”

Proposition: I’m in nursing school

truth value: false

truth condition : in order for this to be true I need to be studying and going to nursing school

entailment: “I’m in nursing school” entails “ I’m enrolled in nursing classes”

proposition: I eat 3 meals everyday

truth value : unknown

truth condition: for this to be true I need to eat 3 times a day

entailment: “I eat 3 meals everyday” entails “ I eat breakfast, lunch and diner”

blog post 3

  1. Proposition: I own a blue car.

Truth Value: True.

Truth Conditions: For this proposition to be true, I must have legal ownership of a car, and that car must be blue.

Entailment: If it’s true that I own a blue car, it must also be true that “I own a car.”

2. Proposition: I have visited the moon.

Truth Value: False.

Truth Conditions: This would be true if I had physically traveled to and landed on the moon.

Entailment: If it were true that I have visited the moon, it would also be true that “I have traveled in space.”

3. Proposition: There is a hidden city in the Amazon rainforest.

Truth Value: Unknown.

Truth Conditions: For this to be true, there must be an undiscovered city located within the Amazon rainforest.

Entailment: If this proposition were true, it would entail that “There are undiscovered places on Earth.”

Blog Post 3

  1. Proposition: I have five siblings

Truth value: True

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I need to have five siblings.

Entailment: “I have five siblings” entails “I have at least one sibling”

2. Proposition: I have been to the Eiffel Tower

Truth value: False

Truth conditions: I would have to visit Paris and see the Eiffel Tower.

Entailment: “I have been to the Eiffel Tower” entails “I went to Paris”

3. Proposition: How deep is the ocean

Truth value: Unknown

Truth conditions: For this to be true, studies must be made by scientists.

Entailment: “To find out the depth of the ocean” would entail “A lot of research from scientists”

Blog Post 3

1. Proposition: I have a black car.
Truth Value: True.
Truth Conditions: For this to be true, I would need to own a black car.
Entailment: “I have a black car” entails “The color of my car is dark”.
2. Proposition: I have two dogs.
Truth Value: False
Truth Conditions: For this to be true, I would need to own two dogs.
Entailment: “I have two dogs” entails “I have at least one dog”.
3. Proposition: Life exists on planets other than Earth.
Truth Value: Unknown.
Truth Conditions: For this to be true, there would need to be life that exists on planets other than Earth.
Entailment: “Life exists on planets other than Earth” entails “There is life on Mars”.