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Due: Friday, October 11, 2002 Using the lexicon below translate each of the sentences following into our artificial language. You may use only predicates and constants in the lexicon, doing as well as you can with just those. D2
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2. Supply the single most significant missing premise. Give only one missing premise. (a) O.J. Simpson must have murdered his ex-wife, since his blood was found at the murder scene. (b) Since Alexandra wasn't sick yesterday, there is no reason to excuse her late homework. (c) Things are identical only if they have all their properties in common. My mind is believed by me to be central to who I am; but my body is not believed by me to be central to who I am. Therefore my mind is not identical to my body. (d) Professor Hill waited 10 years to say anything about sexual harassment. Therefore whatever may have happened couldn't have been very serious. (e) Judge Thomas must have been telling the truth about Anita Hill's charges, since a man of his stature would never lie to the Senate.
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