modus ponens
Meanings
noun
- A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponens has the form
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin modus ponendo ponens (roughly, “mode where affirming affirms”).
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