In a connected conditional, a consequent is affirmed or denied under an antecedent condition. “If Zayd is human, he is living” and “If Zayd is human, he is not a horse” both connect claims. Note carefully: negating the consequent within a conditional is not necessarily the same as negating the entire conditional relation.
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Defining connected conditionals
Conditional Propositions: Connected and Disjunctive Forms
In a connected conditional, a consequent is affirmed or denied under an antecedent condition. “If Zayd is human, he is living” and “If Zayd is human, he is not a horse” both connect claims. Note carefully: negating the consequent within a conditional is not necessarily the same as negating the entire conditional relation.