Can someone plzzz explain. Why do you only need a single counterexample to show that a conditional statement is false?

Clover asked Jan 8, 2022

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Can someone plzzz explain.

Why do you only need a single counterexample to show that a conditional statement is false?

Clover asked Jan 8, 2022

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Answer:

For a conditional (if-then) statement, a counterexample must be an instance which satisfies the hypothesis , but not the conclusion .

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Raman Balyan answered Jan 13, 2022

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