In Logic, what is the English translation of "Modus Ponens" and "Modus Tollens"?

Question

I was just looking for the literal translation into English.

Answer 1

Well, literally, "modus ponens" would be "mode that affirms" and "modus tollens" would be "mode that denies". Though if you're asking what English logicians call those terms, they use the Latin, or just refer to them as MP and MT.

Answer 2

It refers to affirming the antecedent or denying the consequent. Ponens and tollens are Latin participles or verbal adjectives. Hence, both ponens and tollens respectively modify the Latin noun modus. Modus ponens is "If p, then q. p, therefore q." Modus Tollens is "If p, then q. ~q, therefore ~p."

Answer 3

It's actually a way of reasoning. Modus ponens assumes the premise is true while modus tollens assumes the premise is false.

Answer 4

In Hebrew, there is no "J" sound. Jah is actually the English (Latinised) translation of the Hebrew "Yah" (hence why hallelujah can be rendered halleluyah). Yah (AKA Jah, as often rendered in English) is the abbreviated form of Yahweh, which scholars speculate is the correct pronunciation of the tentagramaton (יהוה YHWH). It is a controversial subject. In the past it was generally accepted that the tentagramaton should be rendered JHVH. Most modern scholars seem to disagree; there has been no ultimate agreement however. Rather than getting all dogmatic about the issue and remove God's name completely due to this lack of agreement, it is better to assign it honour and leave it in the bible (as apposed to just replacing it with LORD). Here is the word for word translation "[Let us] praise (הַלְּלוּ) Yah (יָהּ)." The word "hallelujah/yah" is the word used for requesting a congregation to join in praise. The best translation of hallelujah is "Praise Yah/Jah, you people"

Answer 5

Ponens Latin

Answer 6

denying the antecedant
affirming the consequent