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    It is not the case that A paraphrase sentence (N) that preserves truth conditions must quantify over the same entities as (P), preserving the original commitment.

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.Many true paraphrases succeed by shifting quantificational structure while keeping truth conditions materially equivalent.
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    • 2.Some entities (abstract objects, fictional characters) can be paraphrased away without changing truth conditions meaningfully.
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    • 3.Truth conditions can be preserved through ontological commitment shifts if the same facts remain true in possible worlds.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Truth conditions are determined by what entities a sentence commits us to believing exist and have properties.
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    • 2.Paraphrases that introduce or eliminate quantificational commitments change what must be true for the sentence to hold.
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    • 3.Preservation of truth conditions is the minimal criterion for genuine paraphrase rather than substantive reinterpretation.
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