The important first question is the relation from antecedent to consequent, not just whether the antecedent happens to hold now. Every whole number divisible by 4 is divisible by 2. The number 8 illustrates both; the number 6 satisfies only the consequent. This helps distinguish a genuine implication from an accidental coincidence.
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Why the connection matters
Conditional Propositions: Connected and Disjunctive Forms
The important first question is the relation from antecedent to consequent, not just whether the antecedent happens to hold now. Every whole number divisible by 4 is divisible by 2. The number 8 illustrates both; the number 6 satisfies only the consequent. This helps distinguish a genuine implication from an accidental coincidence.