Sloppy identity refers to a phenomenon in linguistics and philosophy of language, particularly in the context of ellipsis and identity statements. It describes scenarios where the identity condition between expressions can become "sloppy" or less strict due to the presence of ellipsis or context-specific interpretations. For example, in sentences involving ellipsis, like: - "Sam loves pizza, and so does Alex.
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