In the conditional “If A, then B”, A is the antecedent and B the consequent. The relationship says that if the conditional is true and A occurs, B must follow.
Antecedent: what is supposed, for example sunrise.
Consequent: what follows, for example the presence of daytime.
Knowing that “if A, then B” is true does not by itself establish that A or B has occurred. A separate exceptive premise is needed.
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Exceptive Syllogism: Valid Inferences from Connected and Disjunctive Conditionals
In the conditional “If A, then B”, A is the antecedent and B the consequent. The relationship says that if the conditional is true and A occurs, B must follow.
Antecedent: what is supposed, for example sunrise.
Consequent: what follows, for example the presence of daytime.
Knowing that “if A, then B” is true does not by itself establish that A or B has occurred. A separate exceptive premise is needed.