I take a necessary truth to be a logical truth : e.g.(1) '[((P v Q) → Q) & P)] → Q'. I'm inclined to say that everything deducible from such a truth is itself a truth but I sense a catch. One possibility that comes to mind is that one might apply 'and' or 'or' introduction to (1) and deduce another proposition, say 'S', which though it necessarily follows from (1) it not itself a necessary truth. 'S' could be a contingent truth or falsehood that necessarily follows but ex hypothesi is not itself necessary, Any ideas welcome. I'm sure this is familiar ground to many of you.
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