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It is not the case that Emotional expressions and physical demonstrations are not truth-apt; they neither assert nor deny propositional content.
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A teary farewell implicitly asserts 'I am sad to leave'—a claim about one's mental state that can be sincere or deceptive.
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Some physical demonstrations carry propositional force: a clenched fist asserts defiance; nodding asserts agreement about facts.
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If expressions make no claims, they cannot be criticized as dishonest or misleading—yet we routinely hold people accountable for false expressions.
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Truth-aptness requires propositional form: assertions that can be true or false. A scream or gesture lacks this logical structure.
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Emotional expressions succeed or fail based on sincerity and appropriate social fit, not correspondence with facts.
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Two people can have identical emotional expressions yet different underlying beliefs, showing expressions don't encode propositions.
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