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It should not be confused with denying the antecedent.
'''Modus tollens''', "the method of denial", is the name of a proof rule in [[logic]]. Also called "denying the consequent" the rule states that where you have a conditional and the negation of the consequent you may then negate the [[antecedent]].
'''Modus tollens''', "the method of denial", is the name of a proof rule in [[logic]]. Also called "denying the consequent" the rule states that where you have a conditional and the negation of the consequent you may then negate the [[antecedent]]. It should not be confused with the superficially similar [[denying the antecedent]], which is [[logical fallacy|fallacious]].
==Common English==
==Common English==