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Symbolic Notation
- For convenience, we use a set of symbols to rewrite our statements.
| Conjunction | ... And ... |  |
| Disjunction | ... Or ... |  |
| Hypothetical | If ... then ... |  |
| Negative | Not ... |  |
- So the statement
| Either the sun is shining or the birds are singing |
Would be written as
| SS BS |
- One of the beauties of this notation is that symbols can be combined. For example,
Which should be read aloud as
| If SS then both BS and not-T |
- For better or worse, this means that arguments can appear a little intimidating.
SS (BS T)
T
| | Therefore, SS |
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