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    It is not the case that The reduplication argument alone does not settle how much of our thought is direct reference versus thought by description.

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    • 1.The reduplication argument demonstrates that descriptive content cannot individuate the referent, which entails direct reference is the default mode for singular thought.
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    • 2.If descriptive thought were the primary mode, the reduplication problem would generate systematic referential failure, but competent speakers reliably think about specific individuals.
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    • 3.Therefore, the reduplication argument's structural implications favor direct reference as the dominant mode, not merely as one possibility among many.
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    • 1.Kripke's modal arguments in 'Naming and Necessity' show that proper names are rigid designators across possible worlds, a conclusion that generalizes the scope of direct reference beyond isolated cases.
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    • 2.If rigidity is a semantic feature of the entire class of proper names rather than select tokens, then the reduplication argument instantiates a general principle about singular thought, not merely a boundary case.
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    • 1.The reduplication argument establishes only that some direct reference exists, not its scope.
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    • 2.Different considerations—such as those from indexicals and demonstratives—are needed to determine which individuals can be constituents of singular propositions and under what conditions.
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