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    It is not the case that If Qc can hold for a non-existent object c while the number of Q remains zero, then P2 and P3 are simultaneously satisfiable, dissolving the intended contradiction.

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    • 1.If Qc holds, then c must be in the domain of discourse; if c is in the domain, the count of Q-things cannot remain zero.
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    • 2.Allowing properties to hold of non-existent objects while excluding them from cardinality counts creates an ad-hoc distinction without principled justification.
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    • 3.P2 and P3 likely entail that Qc and the count being zero are genuinely incompatible; dissolving their contradiction requires rejecting one premise, not reinterpreting domains.
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    • 1.Properties can be instantiated without contributing to cardinality: redness exists in a painting despite zero red objects existing independently.
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    • 2.Non-existent objects in modal logic consistently bear properties: a unicorn is necessarily single-horned without populating any actual domain.
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    • 3.Quantification and predication are logically distinct: 'Q holds of c' doesn't entail 'there exists an object in the Q-count.'
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