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examples involving nested conditionals in which one accepts the premises of modus ponens but not its conclusion.

In logic, McGee's counterexample to modus ponens refers to examples involving nested conditionals in which one accepts the premises of modus ponens but not its conclusion. This meaning comes from McGee (1985) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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  1. McGee, V. (1985). A Counterexample to Modus Ponens. The Journal of Philosophy, 82(9), 462. https://doi.org/10.2307/2026276

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