Conditional Arguments

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The "big idea" of today is conditional arguments. A conditional argument has a very specific form. Follow it exactly and you will do well with this. The form is:

P1:If A, then B.
P2:Affirm A.
C:Conclude B.

Where P1 is premise one, P2 is premise two, and C is the conclusion.

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