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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 1. Overview of Logic

3809	If complex logic requires rules, then so does basic logic [Searle]
	Full Idea: If you think you need a rule to infer q from 'p and (if p then q)', then you would also need a rule to infer p from p.
	From: John Searle (Rationality in Action [2001], Ch.1.II)