Abstract
Take the vague expression “tall.” Two outstanding phenomena of its vagueness seem to be:
Sorites Susceptibility. One is inclined to accept the soritical principle: (S0) For every x and y, if x is tall and y is 1 inch shorter than x, then y is tall,
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Sweeney, P., Zardini, E. (2011). Vagueness and Practical Interest. In: Égré, P., Klinedinst, N. (eds) Vagueness and Language Use. Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230299313_12
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