Modus Ponendo Ponens/Examples/Jones is Mortal

Examples of Modus Ponendo Ponens

The following is an example of use of Modus Ponendo Ponens:

If Jones is a man, then Jones is mortal.
Jones is a man.
Therefore, Jones is Mortal.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): logic
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): logic
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