Yes, modus ponens is a valid form of deductive reasoning in logic. It involves deriving a conclusion from two premises: if p then q (p → q) and p are true, then q must also be true.
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Modus ponens is a valid form of deductive reasoning that asserts if a conditional statement is true (If P, then Q) and the condition (P) is also true, then the conclusion (Q) must be true. It follows the logical pattern of affirming the antecedent.
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Modus Ponens can be written in the following way symbolically:
p --> q
p
Therefore q
Where the lowercase letters can be any statement, "-->" represents an arrow for a conditional statement, and use three dots arranged in a triangle to represent "therefore."