If the Consequent of a Conditional Is a Self-Contradiction, Then

question 46

Multiple Choice

If the consequent of a conditional is a self-contradiction, then the conditional itself is a:

• A)tautology
• B)self-contradiction
• C)contingency
• D)coherency
• E)unable to determine from the information given

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