Status: Tags: Links: Conditionals
If Conditional
Structure
“If p then q”
- p is the antecedent, q is the consequent
- If p is true, q is true
- “if p then q” is equal to “p only happens if q”
Misconceptions
- “If p then q” does not translate to “if q then p”
- People may tend to see p as the only unique cause of q, which is false
Verbal to symbolic
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