Homework #1

Here is Gamut’s definition of the correct use of a statement again:

A speaker S makes correct use of a sentence A in order to make a statement before a listener L just in case:
(i) S believes that A is true;
(ii) S believes that L does not believe that A is true;
(iii) S believes that A is relevant to the subject of the conversation;
(iv) For all sentences B of which A is a logical consequence (and which are not equivalent to A), (i) - (iii) do not all hold with respect to B.

Claim:

For any given B of which A is a logical consequence, condition (ii) cannot be the reason why the speaker did not utter B.

Task:

Discuss.

I will post my own answer to this homework some time next week. You should then compare your solution to what I say and alert me to any issues you want to discuss.

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