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From: Chris Bogart <cbogart@QUETZAL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuzzy Fallacies
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>Fundamentally, in Lojban, when you talk of George being tall, you are
>*also* saying "by standard x4".  There is always a standard.

Is it possible that some standards would be black-and-white and others would
be fuzzy?  One standard could be "is over 5 feet" and another might be "the
degree to which ke'a's height impresses me".
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