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Jon Awbrey
post Wed 2nd March 2011, 3:01pm
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There's a mode of inference that has become so popular in certain quarters that I decided it was time to fashion a suitable name for it. It goes a bit like this:

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If A, then B.

Not B.

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But A simply has to be !!!


I know some scholars will quibble that it should be called “modus dolendo dolens” or something, but let's not be petty.

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Jon Awbrey   Modus Dolens   Wed 2nd March 2011, 3:01pm
Text   What does this mean? If A has a value different f...   Thu 3rd March 2011, 1:13am
Gruntled   What does this mean? If A has a value different ...   Fri 4th March 2011, 3:01pm
Zoloft   [quote name='Text' post='269964' date='Thu 3rd Ma...   Thu 10th March 2011, 1:37am
Kelly Martin   I've seen people invoke WP:SYN as well. That W...   Thu 10th March 2011, 3:22am
Milton Roe   I know some scholars will quibble that it should ...   Thu 3rd March 2011, 4:31pm
Jon Awbrey   [quote name='Jon Awbrey' post='269926' date='Wed ...   Thu 3rd March 2011, 4:44pm
A Horse With No Name   No. It was Mickey Dolenz (born Modus Dolendo Dole...   Thu 3rd March 2011, 4:45pm

 

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