Modus ponens
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- | In [[propositional calculus|propositional logic]], '''''modus ponendo ponens''''' ([[Latin]] for "the way that affirms by affirming"; often abbreviated to '''MP''' or '''''modus ponens''''' or '''implication elimination''' is a [[validity|valid]], simple [[argument form]] and [[rule of inference]]. | + | In [[propositional calculus|propositional logic]], '''''modus ponens''''' ('''MP'''; also '''''modus ponendo ponens''''' ([[Latin]] for "mode that affirms by affirming") or '''implication elimination''') is a [[rule of inference]]. It can be summarized as "''P [[material conditional|implies]] Q'' and ''P'' are both asserted to be true, so therefore ''Q'' must be true." |
- | ==See also== | + | ''Modus ponens'' is closely related to another valid form of argument, ''[[modus tollens]]''. Both have apparently similar but invalid forms such as [[affirming the consequent]], [[denying the antecedent]], and [[evidence of absence]]. [[Constructive dilemma]] is the [[Logical disjunction|disjunctive]] version of ''modus ponens''. [[Hypothetical syllogism]] is closely related to ''modus ponens'' and sometimes thought of as "double ''modus ponens''." |
- | *[[What the Tortoise Said to Achilles]] | + | |
- | *[[Condensed detachment]] | + | |
+ | The history of ''modus ponens'' goes back to [[Classical antiquity|antiquity]]. The first to explicitly describe the argument form ''modus ponens'' was [[Theophrastus]]. | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Condensed detachment]] | ||
+ | * [[Stoic logic]] | ||
+ | * "[[What the Tortoise Said to Achilles]]" | ||
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In propositional logic, modus ponens (MP; also modus ponendo ponens (Latin for "mode that affirms by affirming") or implication elimination) is a rule of inference. It can be summarized as "P implies Q and P are both asserted to be true, so therefore Q must be true."
Modus ponens is closely related to another valid form of argument, modus tollens. Both have apparently similar but invalid forms such as affirming the consequent, denying the antecedent, and evidence of absence. Constructive dilemma is the disjunctive version of modus ponens. Hypothetical syllogism is closely related to modus ponens and sometimes thought of as "double modus ponens."
The history of modus ponens goes back to antiquity. The first to explicitly describe the argument form modus ponens was Theophrastus.
See also