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    It is not the case that Someone likes Juliet and Romeo likes someone (∃x[L(x,j)] ∧ ∃x[L(r,x)]).

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.Existential generalization over names presupposes a Russellian referentialist semantics that Fregean sense-based theories reject.
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    • 2.Under Frege's theory, 'Juliet' and 'Romeo' contribute modes of presentation, not bare objects, making substitution of variables non-trivial.
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    • 3.The inference from L(r,j) to ∃x[L(x,j)] is only valid if names are directly referential, which is a substantive metaphysical assumption, not a logical truth.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Sharing a variable 'x' across two existential quantifiers in separate conjuncts creates a misleading syntactic appearance of a linked ranging, which Prior warned distorts logical form.
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    • 2.The formalization ∃x[L(x,j)] ∧ ∃x[L(r,x)] uses 'x' in scopes where it is semantically unrelated, violating the Quinean criterion that canonical notation must eliminate such ambiguity.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Romeo likes Juliet (L(r,j)).
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    • 2.A name can be replaced with a variable bound by an existential quantifier.
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