Question
Determine the validity of the following arguments using the direct method of truth table:
$(A\ v\ B) \rightarrow \sim\ C$
$A\ v\ B$
$\therefore \sim\ C$
$(A\ v\ B) \rightarrow \sim\ C$
$A\ v\ B$
$\therefore \sim\ C$
| Support Statement | The resulting statement | |||||||
| $1$ | $2$ | $3$ | $4$ | $5$ | $6$ | $7$ | $8$ | |
| $A$ | $B$ | $C$ | $\sim A$ | $B\ \&\ C$ | $A\ v\ (B\ \&\ C)]$ | $[A\ v\ (B\ \&\ C)]\ \& \sim A$ | $B\ \&\ C$ | |
| $1$ | $T$ | $T$ | $T$ | $F$ | $T$ | $T$ | $F$ | $T$ |
| $2$ | $T$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ |
| $3$ | $T$ | $F$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ |
| $4$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ |
| $5$ | $F$ | $T$ | $T$ | $T$ | $T$ | $T$ | $T^*$ | $T^*$ |
| $6$ | $F$ | $T$ | $F$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ |
| $7$ | $F$ | $F$ | $T$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ |
| $8$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ | $T$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ | $F$ |
| $1(\sim )$ | $2, 3(\&)$ | $1, 5(v)$ | $6, 4(\&)$ | As $5$ | ||||
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| $(A\ \&\ B) \rightarrow\ \sim\ R$ |
| $R\ v\ \sim \ D$ |
| $T \rightarrow B$ |
| $D\ v\ (B \rightarrow P)$ |
| $A\ \&\ B$ |
| $\therefore (T\ P)\ v\ L$ |
| $A \rightarrow B$ |
| $C \rightarrow D$ |
| $\sim B\ \&\ \sim D$ |
| $(\sim A\ \&\ \sim C)\ v\ P$ |