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Consequent
A consequent is the second half of a hypothetical proposition. In the standard form of such a proposition, it is the part that follows "then".

Examples:

  • If P, then Q.

Q is the consequent of this hypothetical proposition.

  • If X is a mammal, then X is an animal.

Here, "X is an animal" is the consequent.

  • If computers can think, then they are alive.

"They are alive" is the consequent.

The consequent in a hypothetical proposition is not necessarily a consequence of the antecedent.

  • If monkeys are purple, then fish speak Klingon.

"Fish speak Klingon" is the consequent here, but clearly is not a consequence of (nor has anything to do with) the claim made in the antecedent that "monkeys are purple".

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consequent
Jan 01, 2004; consequent, consequential . Consequent is used either attributively or with on or upon and means ‘resulting, following in...
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consequent stream
Jan 01, 1999; consequent stream Stream whose course is consequent upon the shape of a newly emerged land surface. Its course shows no necessary...
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consequent variable
Jan 01, 2004; consequent variable See antecedent variable .
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affirming the consequent
Jan 01, 1996; affirming the consequent Arguing invalidly that from if p then q and q , it follows that p ; e.g. arguing from ‘if she is...
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denying the consequent
Jan 01, 1996; denying the consequent To argue validly that, given that if p then q and given not- q , we can infer not- p . ‘If the leg...
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