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pasquinelli • yesterday at 10:54 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

a conclusion can be right even if an argument for it is wrong.


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jmpeax • yesterday at 11:06 PM

If P then Q, P therefore Q. Q is not the conclusion, it's just the consequent. If P is false, then Q could be true, but claiming Q is true because P is true when P is actually false is a wrong conclusion.

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