Modus Tollendo Ponens Definition

noun

A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is negated, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent . Modus ponendo tollens has the form.

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Origin of Modus Tollendo Ponens

  • Borrowed from Latin MODUS TOLLENDO PONENS MODUS TOLLENDO PONENS modus tollendo ponens (roughly, “mode where negating confirms").

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