According to the rationalist, the principle of noncontradiction is a synthetic a priori truth because

a. it is necessary for the very possibility of thought.
b. it is based on extensive experience.
c. the majority of people believe it.
d. it is true by definition.


a. it is necessary for the very possibility of thought.

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