Exercise · ZW-MODUS-PONENS-005 · ★☆☆ Basic
Modus ponens is a rule of...
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- A. Formal deduction
Explanation
Modus ponens is a rule of formal deduction used in proofs.
Review the concept: Modus ponens
Let \(P\) and \(Q\) be propositions. Modus ponens allows concluding \(Q\) from \(P\Rightarrow Q\) and \(P\).
\[\frac{P\Rightarrow Q,\quad P}{Q}\]
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