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Full Idea
The sheer lack of structure demanded by truthmaker theorists means that it is easier to run model-theoretic arguments against them than against correspondence theorists.
Gist of Idea
The vagueness of truthmaker claims makes it easier to run anti-realist arguments
Source
Tim Button (The Limits of Reason [2013], 02.3)
Book Ref
Button,Tim: 'The Limits of Realism' [OUP 2013], p.18
A Reaction
Truthmaking is a vague relation, where correspondence is fairly specific. Model arguments say you can keep the sentences steady, but shuffle around what they refer to.
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