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To: general_re
Some valid arguments have false premises and a true conclusion.

The conclusion is only a conclusion when mated with a premise, otherwise it is an assertion. Typically, in logic, an argument is a series of connected statements culminating in a proof. A conditional statement is logically always true whenever the premise is false. The statement "If general_re has a billion dollars then general_re is a rich man" does not make "general_re is a rich man".

Study whatever you want.

45 posted on 10/31/2002 9:50:11 AM PST by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC
The conclusion is only a conclusion when mated with a premise, otherwise it is an assertion.

No, it is a hypothesis for further study.

A conditional statement is logically always true whenever the premise is false. The statement "If general_re has a billion dollars then general_re is a rich man" does not make "general_re is a rich man".

Obfuscation. No such conditional statement exists in this article.

47 posted on 10/31/2002 9:57:12 AM PST by general_re
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