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3.3 Short Note on Other Modes of Reasoning
The mode of reasoning given by the scheme
{ μ, μ ˃ } ˃
is classically called Modus Ponendo Ponens (from the Latin, mode of starting the
truth (of
˃
) by placing the truth (of
μ
)), or, for short Modus Ponens . That given by
{ ˃ ˃ } μ is classically called Modus Tollendo Tollens (from
the Latin, mode of stating the falsity (of
the scheme
)), or, for
short Modus Tollens . They correspond to what we called forwards and backwards
reasoning. But there are again other modes of reasoning that can be considered, for
example,
μ
) by placing the falsity (of
˃
{ μ + ˃ } ˃
Modus Tollendo Ponens , given by the scheme
and also calledMode
μ · + ˃) = μ · μ + μ · ˃ =
of Disjunctive Reasoning, and classically proven by
μ · ˃ μ
(in a Boolean algebra).
{ μ, (μ · ˃) } ˃ , classically proven
Modus Ponendo Tollens , given by the scheme
μ · · ˃) = μ · + ˃ ) = μ · ˃ ˃ (in a Boolean algebra).
by
Constructive Dilemma , given by the scheme
{ μ + ʻ, μ ˃, ʻ ʷ } ˃ + ʷ
,
+ ʻ) · ˃) · ʷ) = + ʻ) · + ˃) · + ʷ) =
μ˃ ʻ + ʷʻμ + ʷμ˃ + ʷʻ˃ ˃ + ʷ
classically proven by
a +
(in a Boolean algebra where a
b
=
b ).
{ μ + ˃ μ, ʷ ˃, } ʻ + ˃ ,
Destructive Dilemma , given by the scheme
+ ˃ )(ʻ + μ)(ʷ + ˃) = ʻ · ʷ + μ ˃) + ʷ · ʻ +
μ · ˃ ) ʻ + ʷ (in a Boolean algebra where a
classically proven by
a +
b
=
b ).
What in the fuzzy case? For example, in the case of the Disjunctive Mode we
need to find all the possibilities for
μ · + ˃) ˃
, that is, to solve the functional
equation
T
(
N
(
a
),
S
(
a
,
b
))
b
for all a
,
b in
[
0
,
1
]
, in the three variables T
,
S
,
N . With b
=
0, it follows
T
(
N
(
a
),
a
) =
0, or T
=
W
, N
N
. Taking N
=
N
it results W
˕ (
N
˕ (
a
),
S
˕
˕
˕
)) = ˕ 1
(
a
,
b
(
max
(
0
,
1
˕(
a
) + ˕(
S
(
a
,
b
))
1
))
= ˕ 1
(
max
(
0
, + ˕(
S
(
a
,
b
)) ˕(
a
)))
b , implying
˕(
S
(
a
,
b
)) ˕(
a
) ˕(
b
)
) ˕ 1
or
˕(
S
(
a
,
b
)) ˕(
a
) + ˕(
b
)
. Hence, S
(
a
,
b
(
min
(
1
,˕(
a
) + ˕(
b
))) =
W (
W ˕
a
,
b
)
. For example, it can be taken S
=
or S
=
max.
)) = ˕ 1
))) ˕ 1
W ˕ (
N ˕ (
a
),
max
(
a
,
b
(
max
(
0
,˕(
b
) ˕(
a
(˕(
b
)) =
b
W ˕ (
)) = ˕ 1
))) ˕ 1
W ˕ (
N ˕ (
a
),
a
,
b
(
min
(
1
˕(
a
), ˕(
b
(˕(
b
)) =
b
Hence, the disjunctive mode can be used in, for example, the cases
(
W ˕ )
W ˕ ,
N ˕ ,
max
)
and
(
W ˕ ,
N ˕ ,
.
 
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