A sublanguage is a restricted subset of a larger language, featuring a limited vocabulary and simpler grammar. It's often tailored…
Explore hypothetical situations and their consequences with subjunctive conditionals. These statements describe what would be true if a contrary-to-fact antecedent…
Explore strong negation, differentiating between exclusion negation (A is not B, implying A is C) and choice negation (A is…
A stipulative definition introduces a word's meaning for the first time or proposes a new meaning for an existing word,…
A sorites series presents a sequence of propositions used to illustrate the sorites paradox. It challenges our understanding of vague…
A sophisma is a puzzling or paradoxical question, historically used in medieval logic to expose fallacies and the intricacies of…
The slingshot argument posits that all true statements refer to the same single reality. This challenges the correspondence theory of…
Situation semantics analyzes meaning based on situations, not just truth conditions in possible worlds. It focuses on how information is…
A situation is a set of circumstances or state of affairs to which truth-values of statements are relative. It's a…
Sharpening involves refining imprecise concepts into clearer, more defined terms. This process is crucial in fields like philosophy and linguistics…