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    It is not the case that Logical consequence preserves truth but not psychological certainty, since a valid inference can produce doubt if the inferential step itself is uncertain.

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    • 1.If an inferential step is genuinely uncertain, we lack sufficient justification to claim the conclusion preserves the premises' truth.
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    • 2.Truth preservation requires confidence in the inference rule itself; doubt about validity undermines the truth-preservation claim.
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    • 3.Practical reasoning conflates logical validity with epistemic justification—doubt about steps makes conclusions epistemically unreliable.
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    • 1.Truth preservation is a formal property independent of the reasoner's mental state or confidence level in premises.
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    • 2.Uncertainty about inference rules (e.g., modus ponens) can coexist with logically valid deductions that preserve truth values.
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    • 3.Psychological certainty depends on factors like cognitive biases and background knowledge, not just logical validity.
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