2.3: Deductive Reasoning Flashcards
1
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Law of Detachment
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If a conditional is true and its hypothesis is true, then its conclusion is true.
2
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Deductive Reasoning
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The process of reasoning logically from given statements to a conclusion.
3
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Law of Syllogism
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Allows you to state a conclusion from two true conditional statements when the conclusion of one statement is the hypothesis of the other. If p - q and q-r are true statements, then p - r is a true statement.
