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On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 16:13 -0300, Jorge Llambías wrote:
> > Examples of ni'i Usage
> >
> > .i la platos mrobi'o ni'i le du'u py remna
> > Plato dies, which follows logically because he is human.
>
> Strictly, there is a premise missing here. "Plato dies"
> follows logically from "Plato is human" and "all humans die",
> but not just from "Plato is human".
>
> .i la platos mrobi'o ni'i lo du'u ge py remna gi ro remna cu morsi

I knew that, but I wasn't sure how to get both parts of that in there.

> > Examples of ni'i ma Usage
> >
> > .i ni'i ma do krici
> > By what logic do you believe (that)?
>
> That doesn't ask for logical support for the belief though,
> just logical support for the fact that you believe.
> A logically valid answer would be, for example {lo du'u ro krici}.
> "Everybody believes (that) logically entails that you believe (that)".

I am aware of this. That's a valid answer in the English, too.

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