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    It is not the case that Nuel Belnap and J. Michael Dunn's relevance logic tradition requires that valid inference preserve truth in virtue of meaning-connections, not mere syntactic overlap between variables.

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    • 1.The notion of 'meaning-connection' remains philosophically obscure and lacks a clear formal criterion distinct from syntax.
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    • 2.Relevance logic's technical apparatus (e.g., ternary relation semantics) introduces complexity without clear empirical vindication.
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    • 3.Classical logic's permissiveness about irrelevant premises doesn't undermine its validity for deductive systems and mathematics.
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    • 1.Classical logic permits A→(B→A) as valid even when A and B are entirely unrelated, violating intuitive inference standards.
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    • 2.Meaningful reasoning requires conceptual connections; mere variable overlap without semantic links produces paradoxical validities.
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    • 3.Relevance logic successfully blocks counterintuitive inferences while preserving legitimate entailments like modus ponens.
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