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    The burden of proof lies with those who sever syntax from... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The fact that sentences (3) and (4) have the form 'a is F' does not warrant the conclusion that their respective truth-makers have the structure: particular-exemplifying-same universal.

    The burden of proof lies with those who sever syntax from ontology, since our best formal semantics (Tarski, Davidson) treats predication as mapping to genuine extensions.

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    • 1.Tarski and Davidson's formal semantics successfully explain truth conditions by mapping predicates to objective extensions in the world.
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    • 2.If syntax could float free from ontology, we'd lose principled grounds for distinguishing true from false statements.
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    • 3.The burden of proof principle favors defending established, working frameworks over radical alternatives lacking clear empirical advantage.
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    • 1.Tarski-Davidson semantics requires problematic assumptions about transparent access to 'genuine extensions' that may not exist.
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    • 2.Non-referential semantics (proof-theoretic, pragmatic) successfully model language without positing ontological commitments to extensions.
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    • 3.Shifting the burden to skeptics inverts proper epistemology: claiming entities exist requires positive evidence, not demanding proof they don't.
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