The Truth about Conditional Statements

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Corrects a popular misconception about conditional statements.

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The conditional statement “If p , then q ” is NOT LOGICALLY EQUIVALENT to ¬( p ^ ¬ q )! If p , then q . ≡ ¬( p ^ ¬ q )

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The conditional statement “If p , then q ” is logically equivalent to IT IS NECESSARY that ¬( p ^ ¬ q )! If p , then q . ≡ □¬( p ^ ¬ q )