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    Challenges→The fact that sentences (3) and (4) have the form 'a is F' does not warrant the conclusion that their respective truth-makers have the structure: particular-exemplifying-same universal.

    Armstrong's own truthmaker principle entails that distinct truths require distinct ontological grounds, which presupposes that sentence structure constrains what kinds of truthmakers are admissible.

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    Armstrong
    # Armstrong Armstrong most commonly refers to **Neil Armstrong** (1930-2012), an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first human to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969. He is remembered as a pioneering explorer whose famous words—"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"—marked humanity's first footsteps on another celestial body. Armstrong's achievement remains one of the most significant moments in human history and symbolizes the height of space exploration and scientific achievement.
    Ontological
    "Ontological" refers to questions about what actually exists or is real. It's concerned with the fundamental nature of being—asking "What kinds of things are there?" rather than "How do we know about them?" For example, an ontological question might be whether numbers, ideas, or God actually exist as real things, or if they're just human inventions.
    Ontological grounds(what makes statements true)
    The actual things or facts in the world that are responsible for making something true; essentially, the real-world basis for why a statement is correct.
    Sentence structure constrains(how language shape what kinds of truthmakers are possible)

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    distinct(in formal systems)
    Different from each other; not the same thing.
    truthmaker principle(Armstrong's truthmaker argument)
    The principle that for any given truth, there must exist a truthmaker — an entity in the world that ontologically grounds that truth
    truthmakers(as used in metaphysics and logic)
    In philosophy, a truthmaker is the thing in the world that makes a statement true. For example, the existence of snow is what makes the statement 'snow is white' true.

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