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Why the Conditional's Table Looks Wrong

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Read p ⊃ q as a promise: it's broken only when p happens and q doesn't. An untriggered promise isn't a broken one.

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"If you mow the lawn, I'll pay you $20." You never mow. Did I lie? No — the conditional stands.

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The material conditional is the *minimal* truth-functional "if." English "if" sometimes carries more; the table carries exactly this.

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