Immediate Inferences

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An immediate inference is an inference in which a single premise necessitates a conclusion. There are a few such forms of inference, listed below:

Converse

With a universal negative (No S are P) or particular affirmative (Some S are P) proposition, you can reverse the two terms, to deduce another proposition of the same form (as shown below).

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Obverse

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Contrapositive

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