Bifalgorithm post · Brisk · Chapter 1
Is C ⇒ ¬ R true when the premise is false?
Is C ⇒ ¬ R true when the premise is false? (Brisk · Chapter 1) — "C ⇒ ¬ R ? True . (The premise is false, so all bets are off and the sentence is true.)"
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- The conditional statement C ⇒ ¬R is true.
- C ⇒ ¬R is a conditional statement.
- The premise C is false.
- When the premise is false, the truth of ¬R does not affect the conditional's truth.
- Therefore, all bets are off and the sentence is true.
