Question
Write the component statements of the following compound statements and check whether the compound statement is true or false.
All living things have two eyes and two legs.
All living things have two eyes and two legs.
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Answer
It is a false statement. Since. p 
q has truth value F whenever either p or q or both have the truth value F. Its component statements are
p: All living things have two eyes. (False).
q: All living things have two legs. (False).
q has truth value F whenever either p or q or both have the truth value F. Its component statements arep: All living things have two eyes. (False).
q: All living things have two legs. (False).
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