The deflationary conception of truth holds that truth is not a deep metaphysical property requiring a substantial theory. Instead, the phrase “is true” functions mainly as a logical or linguistic device.
For example, saying:
“The sentence ‘snow is white’ is true”
amounts simply to saying:
“Snow is white.”
On this view, the truth predicate does not add substantial content; it helps us affirm, generalize, and refer to statements efficiently.