SSH 105 Chapter 2: Clarifying Meaning
10 Feb 2018
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To ssert something is to cl im th t it is true. We use complete decl r tive sentence to m ke n ssertion. To tell whether person sserted proposition, sk whether wh t she s id could be true even if th t proposition were f lse. If yes, then she did not ssert it. If no, then she did ssert it. When we use conjunction to m ke n ssertion, we ssert ll the conjuncts. When we use disjunction to m ke n ssertion, we do not ssert either disjunct. R ther, we ssert th t t le st one of the disjuncts is true. When we use condition l to m ke n ssertion, we do not ssert the. R ther, we ssert th t the truth of the ntecedent is sufficient for the truth of the consequent.
