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You just fell into a logical fallacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying_the_antecedent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying_the_antecedent On the other ha
by jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y ago
You just fell into a logical fallacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying_the_antecedent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying_the_antecedent
On the other hand, what the other user deducted was:
* If you attend college -> You probably end up writing properly
* OP doesn't write properly -> He probably didn't attend college
Which is a proper logical deduction rule called modus tollens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_tollens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_tollens
- exdsq 6y agoFair enough! Happy to be proved wrong :)
- atuladhar 6y agoI apologize in advance for nitpicking, but since this sub-thread is about usage: it should be "deduced" not "deducted."
- jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y agoThanks for telling me, English isn't my first language and I often make mistakes. I can't edit my comment to correct it.