Sentence:  If it could be shown that judgments of good and bad <WSD>were</WSD> not judgments at all , that they asserted nothing true or false , but merely expressed emotions like `` Hurrah '' or `` Fiddlesticks '' , then these wayward judgments would cease from troubling and weary heads could be at rest . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be identical to; be someone or something