<Dd> (a) a meaningful declarative sentence that is true or false, or </Dd> <Dd> (b) the assertion that is made by a true or false declarative sentence . </Dd> <P> In the latter case, a statement is distinct from a sentence in that a sentence is only one formulation of a statement, whereas there may be many other formulations expressing the same statement . </P> <P> Philosopher of language, Peter Strawson advocated the use of the term "statement" in sense (b) in preference to proposition . Strawson used the term "Statement" to make the point that two declarative sentences can make the same statement if they say the same thing in different ways . Thus in the usage advocated by Strawson, "All men are mortal ." and "Every man is mortal ." are two different sentences that make the same statement . </P>

Is a statement the same as a sentence