Making Sense of Proof by Contradiction [pdf]

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17 points | by surprisetalk 3 days ago

2 comments

  • dhosek 35 minutes ago
    Worth noting, a lot of times, what people think is proof by contradiction is in fact proving the contrapositive (i.e., if you want to prove, “if p then q”, proving “if not q then not p” will also suffice).
  • luisgvv 1 hour ago
    This reminds me of the first time I was shown this in college.

    I loved this method so much that in my first formal logic test I tried to solve all of the problems via this method. It was a fun experience lol