The following are three valid arguments. Establish the validity of each by means of a truth table. In each case, determine which rows of the table are crucial for assessing the validity of the argument and which rows can be ignored.

a) [p (pq) r] → [(p q)r]

 

 

 

b) [[(p q)r] ∧ ¬q (p→¬r)]→(p ∨¬q)

 

 

 

c) [[p (q r)] ∧ ¬q]→(p r)

 

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p→q |

p∨q |

(p∨q)→r |

p∧(p→q) |

p∧(p→q)∧r |

[p∧(p→q)∧r]→[(p∨q)→r] |

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