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Originally Posted by cviverito
Hey Finn - disjunctive syllogism is a fancy way of saying 'process of elimination'. So it's not an oxymoron. "Blind umpire"...that's an oxymoron  |
A definition I used for students is: A disjunctive syllogism, also known as modus tollendo ponens, is a classically valid argument form. The disjunction is true when one or both of its components (disjuncts) are true, and false when both of its components are false.
"Blind umpire" is really not a good example of an oxymoron, which simply, is the comination of words or terms that are normally and widely accepted as contradictory. "Honest Coach" comes to mind.