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Evidence Entailment Single Countermodel Tool

Classical material implication at one valuation; absence of this one countermodel does not prove entailment.

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Description

Return countermodel when evidenceTrue and not claimTrue, and implicationHoldsHere otherwise.

Logical labels depend on a specified interpretation, scope and accessibility relation. A material implication holding in one model or a proposition holding in every supplied accessible world is different from proving an actual claim true.

Return countermodel when evidenceTrue and not claimTrue, and implicationHoldsHere otherwise.

When to use this tool

Use Evidence Entailment Single Countermodel when you need one stated finite-model or scope comparison.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter evidenceTrue, claimTrue. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read countermodel, implicationHoldsHere. Inspect countermodel, implicationHoldsHere before interpreting the associated values.

Return countermodel when evidenceTrue and not claimTrue, and implicationHoldsHere otherwise.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
evidenceTrueEvidence TrueRequired. Boolean.
claimTrueClaim TrueRequired. Boolean.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
countermodelCountermodelRequired. Boolean.
implicationHoldsHereImplication Holds HereRequired. Boolean.
json
{
  "input": {
    "evidenceTrue": true,
    "claimTrue": false
  },
  "output": {
    "countermodel": true,
    "implicationHoldsHere": false
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • This evaluates one supplied interpretation. Passing at one interpretation does not prove logical entailment across all models or establish actual evidence/claim truth.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use the full logical semantics and all relevant models for an entailment claim. Verify scope, premises and accessibility assumptions before interpreting local boolean results as a general conclusion.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: epistemology/evidence-entailment-single-countermodel — tool.io

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