SOLUTION: I can't figure out this exercise B v R / (R v D)> J / ~J>~(B v A) // J I have to use Indirect Proof but can only figure it out using Conditional.

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B v R / (R v D)> J / ~J>~(B v A) // J
I have to use Indirect Proof but can only figure it out using Conditional.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I only know the old way to do indirect proofs.  
The modern way may be different, although the
thinking process must be the same.  Maybe you can 
translate my old way into your new way, and maybe 
even teach me something about the modern way for
indirect proofs in the thank-you note form below.  
I would appreciate it.

Doing it the old way, we reach a contradiction
t > f in statement 16.

Assume the premises are true, and the conclusion is false.
So we have this:

 1. B v R is true
 2. (R v D) > J is true
 3. ~J > ~(B v A) is true
 4. J is false

 5. ~f>~(B v A) is true           3,4, replacing J by f
 6. t>~(B v A) is true            5, replacing ~f with t
 7. ~(B v A) is true              6, the only way 6 can be true   
 8. B v A is false                7, the negation is true
 9. B is false; A is false        8, the only way B v A can be false 
10. f v R is true                 1,9, replacing B by f
11. R is true                     10, the only way f v R can be true
12. (f v D) > f  is true          2,4,11, replacing R and J by f
13. f v D is false                13, the only way 12 can be true 
14. D is false                    13, the only way f v D can be false
15. R v D is true                 11,14, R is true and D is false  
16. t > f is true (contradiction) 2,15,4, replacing (R v D) by t, J by f 

Edwin

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