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  1. (context, philosophy, logic) A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponens has the form:
1. If P, then Q.
2. P.
3. Therefore, Q.
Etymology: mode that affirms

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