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Constructive Dilemma

A formal argument in Logic in which it is stated that (1) $P\Rightarrow Q$ and $R\Rightarrow S$ (where $\Rightarrow $ means ``Implies''), and (2) either $P$ or $R$ is true, from which two statements it follows that either $Q$ or $S$ is true.

See also Destructive Dilemma, Dilemma




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26