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    The Idea Behind _______ Is That If the Negation of a Statement
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The Idea Behind _______ Is That If the Negation of a Statement

Question 24

Question 24

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The idea behind _______ is that if the negation of a statement leads to falsehood, then the statement itself must be true.


A) denying the antecedent
B) modus tollens
C) reductio ad absurdum
D) modus ponens

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