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    Challenges→The Relational Analysis is false.

    If attitude-ascriptions assert relations to propositions, then 'that p' can be replaced with 'the proposition that p' without affecting truth-value.

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    The problem here is quite simple. If, as the Relational Analysis entails, attitude-ascriptions of the form ‘S Vs that p’ assert relations to propositions, then we should be able to replace ‘that p’ with ‘the proposition that p’ without affecting truth-value. But in general we can’t do this. Therefore, the Relational Analysis is false. Here are some examples of failed substitutions:

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