- In
classical logic,
disjunctive syllogism (historically
known as
modus tollendo ponens (MTP),
Latin for "mode that
affirms by denying") is a
valid argument...
- jacket, I will keep dry
Therefore if it
rains today, I will keep dry
Disjunctive syllogism (sometimes
abbreviated DS) has one of the same
characteristics as...
-
argument form and a rule of inference.
Modus tollens is a
mixed hypothetical syllogism that
takes the form of "If P, then Q. Not Q. Therefore, not P." It is...
- also be.
Disjunctive syllogism Hypothetical syllogism Legal syllogism Polysyllogism Prosleptic syllogism Quasi-
syllogism Statistical syllogism Philosophy...
- to be true, i.e.,
unicorns exist (this
inference is
known as the
Disjunctive syllogism). The
procedure may be
repeated to
prove that
unicorns do not exist...
- example, the
constructive dilemma, the
destructive dilemma or the
disjunctive syllogism.
False dilemmas are
usually discussed in
terms of
deductive arguments...
-
approach is to
reject disjunctive syllogism. From the
perspective of dialetheism, it
makes perfect sense that
disjunctive syllogism should fail. The idea...
- In
classical logic, a
hypothetical syllogism is a
valid argument form, a
deductive syllogism with a
conditional statement for one or both of its premises...
- and the
second is a categorical.
Transitivity of
hyponymy Type of
syllogism (
disjunctive, hypothetical, legal, poly-, prosleptic, quasi-, statistical) Hamby...
- for the
binary connectives, and the rule
reductio ad adbsurdum.
Disjunctive Syllogism can be used as an
easier alternative to the
proper ∨-elimination...
