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Does the following argument illustrate the Law of Detachment?

Given: If the fuse has blown, then the light will not go on.
The light will not go on.

Conclude: The fuse has blown.

yes

no

1 answer

Yes, the argument illustrates the Law of Detachment. Given that if the fuse has blown, then the light will not go on, and we know that the light will not go on, we can conclude that the fuse has indeed blown.