1. Inverses, Contrapositives, and Indirect Reasoning
Section 5-4

2. Notes Negation is the opposite of the statement.
Example: Mr. Kendall is a fan of Rush.
The negation would be the opposite,
Mr. Kendall is not a fan of Rush.

3. Notes Inverse is the negation of the hypothesis and conclusion.
Example: If George is a football player, then he is strong.
Inverse: If George is not a football player, then he is not strong.

4. Notes
Contrapositive is the negation of both the hypothesis and conclusion and switching their locations.
Example: If Logan works at Taco Bell, then he is a good worker.
Contrapositive: If Logan is not a good worker, then he doesn’t work at Taco Bell.