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A predicate is a statement that contains a variable[edit]

Really? Methinks this article needs some editing.--Philogo 00:52, 8 November 2008 (UTC)+971

Merge with proposition?[edit]

Not a requested move yet; I just want to explore the idea. The article says that Peter Strawson prefers the term statement to proposition but doesn't say how they are different. Is there a clearly articulable difference (that moreover has been clearly articulated in reliable sources)?

If the two notions are really the same, then they should be treated in the same article, with a discussion of the fact that different workers prefer to use different words. If they are really different, then it needs to be explained how they are different. --Trovatore (talk) 21:40, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I believe they should be merged. I'm going to go ahead and add the tags to initiate your suggestion. Jason Quinn (talk) 22:11, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am open-minded, but I would like to know what should be done in regard to the categories of the same names. It does seem that there is a useful distinction made insofar as the content of those categories is concerned.Greg Bard (talk) 22:21, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The new place for discussion will be at the proposition article's talk page. I think the categories should be of secondary concern for the moment. If the two articles are on the same subject (and I believe these two are), then they should be merged. Logical statements are only a particular type of statement, so Category:Statements will still serve a purpose for other types of statements even if we merge these articles. What should occur for the categories is the description for both Category:Statements and Category:Propositions should be made more precise to alleviate any confusion. Jason Quinn (talk) 22:31, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Jason Quinn I want to know, if the proposition of a statement is the conclusion of the statement and the statement is the opposition's antecedent. So the abstract idea that represents what? Dose it represent the conclusion but not it's self ? On it's self it is a sentence. And a formula. The conclusion must be the proposition. But not a dreamy abstraction about representing it's self. So I find the article challenging. 86.9.122.52 (talk) 13:16, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"The King of France is wise." - bad example of a non-statement?[edit]

I understand that the article is trying to make it clear that opinions are not considered statements. However, I'm not sure if this specific sentence is the best option. France does not have a king anymore, so couldn't one interpret this as a being a vacuously true statement? —

NicolinoChess31415926 (talk) 19:52, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]