In propositional logic, modus ponens (/ˈmoʊdəs ˈpoʊnɛnz/; MP), also known as modus ponendo ponens (from Latin 'method of putting by placing'), implication...
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(derived by modus ponens) Likewise, every use of modus ponens can be converted to a use of modus tollens and transposition. The modus tollens rule can...
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Disjunctive syllogism (redirect from Modus tollendo ponens)
In classical logic, disjunctive syllogism (historically known as modus tollendo ponens (MTP), Latin for "mode that affirms by denying") is a valid argument...
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List of valid argument forms (section Modus ponens)
modus ponens, not to be mistaken with modus tollens, which is another valid argument form that has a like-sounding name and structure. Modus ponens (sometimes...
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inference for propositional logic. It is closely related to modus ponens and modus tollendo ponens. MPT is usually described as having the form: Not both A...
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conclusion (or conclusions). For example, the rule of inference called modus ponens takes two premises, one in the form "If p then q" and another in the...
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hypothetical syllogism either affirms the antecedent (modus ponens) or denies the consequent (modus tollens). An invalid hypothetical syllogism either affirms...
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Deductive reasoning (section Modus ponens)
contrast to modus ponens, reasoning with modus tollens goes in the opposite direction to that of the conditional. The general expression for modus tollens...
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criminal profiler Latin phrases Modus ponens – Rule of logical inference Modus tollens – Rule of logical inference Modus vivendi – Arrangement that allows...
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by modus ponens) A → ( B → A ) {\displaystyle A\to (B\to A)} (instance of (A1)) A → A {\displaystyle A\to A} (from (4) and (3) by modus ponens)...
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