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    Under Relevance Theory, the inference that Barb won't att... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Barb intended to communicate that she is not going to the party

    Under Relevance Theory, the inference that Barb won't attend is a contextual implication constructed by Alan's cognitive system, not a determinate intention Barb necessarily encoded.

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    Key Terms

    Cognitive system(what receives the false information about motivations)
    Your mind's thinking apparatus—all the parts of your brain and mental processes that handle reasoning, belief-formation, and understanding.
    Contextual implication(type of meaning derived from context)
    A conclusion you draw from what someone says by using information about the specific situation or context they're speaking in.
    Encoded(how Hintikka-style models can be represented within the Holds framework)
    Converted or translated from one format or system into another while keeping the same meaning.
    Relevance Theory(in philosophy of language)
    A theory suggesting that people understand communication by assuming others are giving them the most useful, cost-effective information possible in that moment.

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    determinate(Contrasted with determinables; taken to be independently posited in the causal/ontological economy)
    A maximally specific instance of a determinable property (e.g., scarlet as a determinate of red)
    inference(Nyāya epistemology)
    A component of epistemology in Nyāya philosophy; a veritable inference yields knowledge about the world and must have premises that are themselves known

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