modus ponendo ponens
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin modus ponendo ponens (roughly, “mode where affirming affirms”).
Noun
editmodus ponendo ponens (uncountable)
- (philosophy, logic) A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponendo ponens has the form:
- 1. If P, then Q.
- 2. P.
- 3. Therefore, Q.
Synonyms
edit- modus ponens (less precise)
Hypernyms
edit- inference rule
- See also Thesaurus:argument form
Related terms
editTranslations
edita valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent
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