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Denying the Antecedent

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State

If p then q; not-p; therefore not-q. Invalid — always.

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If it rained, the street's wet. It didn't rain. "So the street's dry" — the hydrant laughs.

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MT's evil twin. The conditional never promised q only through p.

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