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El antecedente
Spanish uses "el antecedente" in both logic and grammar, where it also names the noun a pronoun refers back to. In logic, denying the antecedent is a classic fallacy: a false P tells you nothing about Q.
Examples in context
El antecedente de la condicional es falso.
The antecedent of the conditional is false.
Si el antecedente falla, nada se sigue.
If the antecedent fails, nothing follows.
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