LessonsStates of Assertoric Predication: Purposes of Reports and Three Audience StatesQuiz

وكونه مقصودا للمخبر بخبره لا يستلزم تحققه في الواقع
A speaker’s intention to convey a judgment does not entail that it actually obtains in the world.

Hearing «زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌ» enables the listener to understand that the speaker asserts Zayd’s standing. The assertion by itself is not conclusive proof of Zayd’s actual state; a report can be true or false.

This connects to the preceding lesson on truth and falsehood. Understanding the asserted proposition and establishing its correspondence with reality are different tasks. The benefit of a report should not be confused with automatic verification.

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Reporting a judgment does not prove its reality

States of Assertoric Predication: Purposes of Reports and Three Audience States

وكونه مقصودا للمخبر بخبره لا يستلزم تحققه في الواقع
A speaker’s intention to convey a judgment does not entail that it actually obtains in the world.

Hearing «زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌ» enables the listener to understand that the speaker asserts Zayd’s standing. The assertion by itself is not conclusive proof of Zayd’s actual state; a report can be true or false.

This connects to the preceding lesson on truth and falsehood. Understanding the asserted proposition and establishing its correspondence with reality are different tasks. The benefit of a report should not be confused with automatic verification.