LessonsThe Two Sides of Conditionals: Composite Antecedents and ConsequentsQuiz

Example: “Either if the sun rises, daylight exists; or the sun is rising or daylight is absent.”

First alternative: “If the sun rises, daylight exists” — connected.
Second alternative: “The sun is rising or daylight is absent” — disjunctive.

The outer form is a disjunction of a connected and a disjunctive conditional. The first side has an inner connection; the second has an inner separation.

The presence of both “if” and “or” in a passage is not enough for classification: determine the outermost connector first.

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Disjunction type 6: connected plus disjunctive

The Two Sides of Conditionals: Composite Antecedents and Consequents

Example: “Either if the sun rises, daylight exists; or the sun is rising or daylight is absent.”

First alternative: “If the sun rises, daylight exists” — connected.
Second alternative: “The sun is rising or daylight is absent” — disjunctive.

The outer form is a disjunction of a connected and a disjunctive conditional. The first side has an inner connection; the second has an inner separation.

The presence of both “if” and “or” in a passage is not enough for classification: determine the outermost connector first.