Modus Ponens 'Moodus Ponens' Arguments
Modus Ponens
An argument with two premises, one of which is a conditional claim and another which endorses the antecedent of that conditional. The valid conclusion of a modus ponens argument will endorse the consequent of the conditional.
(An English translation of the Latin name "modus ponens" is something like "the direct route" or "direct way.")
Argument Form: 1. If A then B2. A B
An example: 1. If Sam is laughing then he's amused.2. Sam is laughing. Sam is amused.
Premise
A claim offered as evidence to support an argument's conclusion; one of the arguer's reasons for the truth of the conclusion. Most arguments have more than one premise.
Conditional Claim
A claim that says that the truth
An argument with two premises, one of which is a conditional claim and another which endorses the antecedent of that conditional. The valid conclusion of a modus ponens argument will endorse the consequent of the conditional.
(An English translation of the Latin name "modus ponens" is something like "the direct route" or "direct way.")
Argument Form: 1. If A then B2. A B
An example: 1. If Sam is laughing then he's amused.2. Sam is laughing. Sam is amused.
Premise
A claim offered as evidence to support an argument's conclusion; one of the arguer's reasons for the truth of the conclusion. Most arguments have more than one premise.
Conditional Claim
A claim that says that the truth