 We can model states of affairs as ordered n-tuples in many different ways. But there seems no way to decide between \(\langle\)Socrates, being wise\(\rangle\) and \(\langle\)being wise, Socrates\(\rangle\) as the right model for the state of affairs. Hence, the state of affairs is not identical with either ordered pair (see Pollock 1984b: 138).