...logical validity is not a guarantee of truth. ✨ David Foster Wallac…

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...logical validity is not a guarantee of truth. ✨ David Foster Wallace (2011). Infinite Jest, p.145, Hachette UK
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...logical validity is not a guarantee of truth. ✨ David Foster Wallace (2011). Infinite Jest, p.145, Hachette UK

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