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    It is not the case that A variable that 'contains a verb' in its substitution instances does not itself possess verbal or sentential status any more than 'x' becomes a number by ranging over numbers.

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    • 1.Variables gain their functional role and semantic content precisely from what ranges over them.
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    • 2.If variables have no intrinsic verbal character, substitution instances should be unpredictable, yet they're not.
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    • 3.The analogy fails: 'x' is notational, but sentence variables express predicative function similar to verbs themselves.
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    • 1.Variables are notational placeholders whose metaphysical nature is independent of their substitution instances.
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    • 2.A numeral 'x' remains a symbol, not a number, despite ranging over numbers in quantification.
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    • 3.Confusing a variable's domain with the variable's own category commits a type-level fallacy.
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