Modus Tollens
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Consider the rule of logic known as modus tollens, also known as denying the consequent. This rule states that If P, then Q. Not Q. Therefore, not P. Here is a simple example: If a shape is a triangle (P), then it has three sides (Q). The figure does not have three sides (not Q). Therefore it is not a triangle (not P).
