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jmpeax • yesterday at 11:06 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

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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pasquinelli • today at 4:33 AM

i don't see what point your making.

take something you know to be true. now come up with a stupid, falacious argument for it. now you can see that seeing an argument is bad doesn't mean the conclusion is wrong.