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    The principle of contradiction holds that contradictory propositions cannot both be true

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    The principle of contradiction holds that the negation of a false prop...93%Two propositions formally imply a contradiction only if they cannot be...89%A contradiction follows for any proposition that is neither known to b...89%A contradiction cannot be true87%

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    31. Our reasonings are based on two great principles, that of contradiction, in virtue of which we judge that which involves a contradiction to be false, and that which is opposed or contradictory to the false to be true.

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