Conditional Proof - Symbolic Logic

Symbolic Logic

As an example of a conditional proof in symbolic logic, suppose we want to prove A → C (if A, then C) from the first two premises below:

1. A → B ("If A, then B")
2. B → C ("If B, then C")

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