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    It is not the case that If the commitment is epistemic rather than semantic, participation in linguistic practice does not itself generate use-based obligations of the kind the claim describes.

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    • 1.Using language necessarily involves implicit acceptance of its semantic rules, making the epistemic/semantic distinction artificial.
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    • 2.Epistemic commitments are themselves expressed through linguistic participation, creating obligations via that very expression.
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    • 3.Distinguishing epistemic from semantic commitments doesn't eliminate the social dimension that generates use-based obligations.
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    • 1.Epistemic commitments concern beliefs about truth, not conventional meaning-making, so they don't bind us through social practice.
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    • 2.Use-based obligations presuppose shared semantic conventions; epistemic commitments can exist without such conventions.
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    • 3.Mere participation in a practice doesn't entail endorsement of its normative structure if one's commitment is purely evidential.
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