So what I’m asking is probably niche, but it’s one of those things that I’m not sure what to call it by, so apologies if the title seems off. I think the best way to describe it is to use an example: Say in a courtroom, you (a defense attorney), assert that a witness is … Read more
Consider the following two sentences: If A is true, then we can conclude that B is true. Since A is true, we can conclude that B is true. I have two questions: What is the difference between two sentences above? “Since A is true, then we can conclude that B is true.” Is this sentence … Read more
I am not really sure whether my question is suitable here, but I will give it a try. Consider the following sentence: The lecture will be given if at least ten people are there. From the perspective of everyday speech, which statement below will be equivalent to the sentence above: "At least ten people" is … Read more
In a technical description I’ve written “When the following conditions exist” and listed Condition 1 to N. When I said “When the following conditions exist”, I meant “all the following” conditions should exist. Do be specific/accurate, should I have to modify my writing as “When all the following condition exist” Or “When the following conditions … Read more
While reading through the book on logics. I came across this paragraph. Paragraph is as-is from the book: Outline of Logic (Schaum’s) At this point we give a rigorous formulation of the intended interpretation (semantics) of the five logical operators. The semantics of an expression is its contribution to the truth or falsity of sentences … Read more
I want to express my knowledge about the presence of absence of something. My knowledge is divided into three different cases: I know that the thing doesn’t exist. I don’t know whether the thing exists. I know that the thing exists. Sadly, neither of those is the negation of another one. However, I can define … Read more
I am a computer science professional. I am reading the book Natural Language Understanding by James Allen where he writes: “Every boy didn’t run” which is ambiguous between the reading in which some boys didn’t run and some did and no boys ran. As I am not a native English-language speaker, I couldn’t understand the … Read more
I’m confused about the expression "better suited." I’m editing a piece that addresses how to write a particular type of article for a particular website. Logically, which is better: Structurally, the news format is better suited to the customer success story … Structurally, the customer success story is better suited to the news format … … Read more
I’m trying to see if there’s a word for this in English and having some problems making a definition in my program. I want to say that two objects are not only have identical properties/values but that these objects are in fact one and the same thing. Not that they’re equivalent, not that they are … Read more
Example sentences: I don’t drink bleach very often. Why does one plus one equal three? The first sentence seems to suggest that I do drink bleach occasionally, even though from a strictly logically perspective, “never” drinking bleach meets the criteria of “not very often” too. The second sentence can’t be answered because it presumes that … Read more
