On page 161, the book gives examples of claims and their contradictories. Specific translations from a claim to its contradictory are good examples to have in our repetoire of knowledge because, especially for myself, after seeing examples, it helpes me create an answer and find it within other contexts.
The book explains how there are words such as "all", and "some" that can drastically change the meaning of a claim. If these words are not used correctly then it could end in a claim meaning the opposite of what it was meant to say.
As far as a personal experience goes, this reminds me of in our math class we worked on truth tables, and the contradictory was, the negation. We would have to translate one sentence into another. I guess this could also occur in many other situations as well. This chapter puts heavy emphasis on how language should be looked at when writing a claim because it could change the meaning. By differentiating between these key words and phrases claims can become stronger and accurately mean what they say. In our common language, we use these words in our every day vinacular and often don't follow the strict rules of when and when not to use them.
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I think your post is actually very informative. It’s important to have a solid understanding of claims and contradictions. Not understanding the how these opposites work can greatly confuse one when trying to make any kind of coherent claim. Like many posts, your examples of words that can drastically change claims are the words “some” and “all.” These are good examples of how a small change in what we say can go on to mean something entirely different from what you intended. Any math class we have ever taken is a great example of how you must know exactly what you are saying or showing, because the smallest mistake in your math can mean a countless number of problems in so many cases.
The American language is a tricky thing and even some Americans can’t use the grammar correctly. There are a lot of rules in our language and by changing a few words here and there you can dramatically change the whole meaning of something. Sending and receiving is something that is incorporated in language as well because what you meant and what we perceive can be two totally different things. I agree with you that by changing some words such as few, all, or some can change the whole entire meaning. You did a good job explaining the concept. Good job!
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