Modus ponens and modus tollens, ( Latin: "method of affirming" and "method of denying") in propositional logic, two types of inference that can be drawn from a hypothetical proposition i.e., from a proposition of the form "If A, then B" (symbolically A ⊃ B, in which ⊃ signifies "If... then").
He holds that the value of the original position as a method of reasoning is affirmed when it selects the first principle of justice, since the first principle accords with many people's deep convictions about the importance of assuring the basic rights and liberties for all.
Critic E. J. Chiasson argued in 1954 that Ulysses is without faith in an afterlife, and that Tennyson uses a "method of indirection" to affirm the need for religious faith by showing how Ulysses' lack of faith leads to his neglect of kingdom and family.
One of Aristotle's methods of affirming the non-existence of the infinite was to claim that the existence of an infinite dimension forbids some of the laws of geometry.
Typical methods of affirming the practical importance of putative virulence factors require that the inactivation of a gene have a measurable effect in an animal or ex vivo model of pathogenesis.
In two studies, self-affirming the behavioral trait of kindness was examined as a method of regulating state disgust toward one's physical appearance.
They were using the ketubah as a way of affirming the Jewish roots of their faith.
Life may have to be pretty hard for a person to be incapable of affirming it.
The purpose of this article is to describe the rationale, aims and methods of AFFIRM, to describe the developmental process of this multi-site approach to conducting randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of task-sharing interventions, and to provide a narrative of challenges and opportunities that have arisen during early phases.
"In a world of macho, punitive methods, she affirmed again the inner power of humans, no matter the situation.
The experimental results revealed an acceptable agreement with the simulation outcomes through which the validity of the proposed control method was affirmed.
