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    Challenges→The content of what a speaker says is not always determined by the speaker's beliefs, even when those beliefs are shared by everyone in the conversation.

    Thus the argument's premise that 'if shared beliefs determined content, the utterance would be true' misidentifies which beliefs are theoretically relevant to content determination.

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    Content (in philosophy of language)(what an utterance communicates)
    The meaning or information that a statement carries—what it's actually about.
    Premise
    A premise is a statement or fact that you assume to be true as a starting point for reasoning or making an argument. Think of it as the foundation or building block you use to reach a conclusion—for example, "All dogs are animals" and "My pet is a dog" are premises that lead to the conclusion "My pet is an animal." Premises are essentially the evidence or claims you offer before drawing a final conclusion.
    content determination(as used in philosophy of language)
    The process or conditions that decide what a statement actually means.
    theoretically relevant(as used in philosophy)
    Important or necessary when explaining how something works according to a particular theory or framework.
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