Moralist: A statement is wholly truthful only if it is true and made without intended deception. β βββββββββ ββ β βββ ββ ββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββ ββ βββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ βββββββββ βββ βββββββββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββ
Weβre given two principles concerning the truth of a statement:
(1) If a statement is wholly true, then it is true and not intended to deceive.
(2) if a statement is intended to deceive or if the speaker does not correct themselves after learning their statement was misinterpreted, then it is a lie.
We must find the right application of these principles. We can conclude that a statement is not wholly true by denying either of the necessary conditions, but we canβt prove that a statement is true. Similarly, we can conclude that a statement is a lie by triggering either of the sufficient conditions, but we canβt conclude that a statement isnβt a lie.
The right answer will feature one of these valid conclusions.
Which one of the following βββββββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ
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Walter's claim to β βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββ βββ β ββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ βββ ββ βββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββββ βββββ ββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ βββ β ββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββ
The tour guide ββββββββ ββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββ ββββ ββββ βββ βββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ βββ βββ βββ β ββββ βββ ββ ββ βββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββββ βββ