PHIL 2P25 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Modus Tollens, Modus Ponens, Begging

• School: Brock University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2P25
• Professor: Brian Lightbody

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Example: either we left the iron on, or we turned it off. Example: if you get good grades, you"ll go to college. If you go to college, you"ll get a good job. So, if you get good grades, you"ll get a good job. Example: if you ring that bell, this dog will salivate. From the denial of the conjunction, and the affirmation of one conjunct, you can deny (or get the opposite of) the other conjunct. The two statements are not true together so if one is true, the other must be false. Example: it is not true that god can act and does not. P q = (p q) + (q p) Example: if the bell rings, then the dog will bark. Example: if the bell rings, then the dog barks. Attacking some aspect of the person instead of their argument. What people say is meant to be evaluated independently of who they are.