On 08/02/2014 06:28 AM, Timon Gehr wrote:
On 08/02/2014 06:11 AM, Chris Cain wrote:
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So no, a statement of fact can be verifiable and still false by your
quote.
It is possible that this is indeed what it tries to communicate. Thanks
for bearing with me in any case!
But as I wrote in my previous post, now this brings up the issue that if
an assertion is a statement of fact, then it is not necessarily true.
Why is it now obvious that it should be considered true?
BTW: I missed something:
On 08/01/2014 11:18 PM, Chris Cain wrote:
Imagine my surprise when I Google'd "assert definition" to find it meant
"state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully."
On 08/02/2014 12:03 AM, Chris Cain wrote:
Assertions are a statement of fact or belief and can be backed up with
evidence.
Is 'making a statement of fact' really the same as 'stating a fact'?
