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    It is not the case that Quine and Ullian distinguish between genuine paradoxes and mere formal contradictions—the former require that all premises appear independently plausible, not merely believed.

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    • 1.Independent plausibility is subjective and context-dependent; what seems plausible to experts may not to others, making the distinction unstable.
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    • 2.A formal contradiction with jointly inconsistent but individually plausible premises is still just a contradiction—the psychology doesn't change logical structure.
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    • 3.The distinction conflates pedagogical interest with metaphysical importance; a contradiction's philosophical significance doesn't depend on our credence-ranking.
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    • 1.Paradoxes generate genuine philosophical puzzlement only when premises seem individually rational, distinguishing them from trivial logical errors.
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    • 2.Psychology of belief matters: we resist conclusions from premises we never found credible, but fight hard against paradoxes that trap justified beliefs.
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    • 3.This distinction guides productive inquiry—paradoxes demand we revise logic or concepts, while contradictions merely need formal error-checking.
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