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One of the consequences of the basic logical laws of bivalence, non-contradiction, and excluded middle, is that each and every statement in a language must be either true or false, regardless of whether we know which of these it is or not.  How does this consequence apply to statements of fact?  To statements of opinion?  To controversial matters such as the morality of abortion or the existence of God?
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4 years ago
The rules of logic are neither arbitrary, decisional, or stipulative, nor are they normative.

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How does this consequence apply to statements of fact?

When it comes to facts, they are considered truths according to the laws of logical; they cannot be contested.

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To statements of opinion?

Propositions, such as opinions, is a statement which could either be true or false.

For example: 17 + 25 = 42 is a true proposition, while 'x is greater than y' is not a proposition.
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