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Hypernym for “conjunction” and “disjunction”
Is there a hypernym for conjunction and disjunction, in their logical senses? Just using "junction" doesn't seem right to me.
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No possibilities are ruled out
Suppose that two binary (yes-no) qualities are being considered. Often (yes, actually!) I want to express that all four combinations are possible: yes-yes, yes-no, no-yes, no-no. Is there a concise ...
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Is there a term for it when you use an obviously false statement to highlight the falsity or absurdity of another?
For example, person A states something. Person B says "And pigs fly" to imply person A was wrong.
If there's no term for it, what could you call that that sounds smart?
