SOLUTION: 1. X or Y Premise 2. ~X Premise 3. ?

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Question 806075: 1. X or Y Premise
2. ~X Premise
3. ?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The conclusion is Y since ~X means "not X" and it basically says that "X is not true". So if we have "X or Y" and we know it's "not X", then it has to be Y

Again, the answer for slot 3 is Y


1. X or Y Premise
2. ~X Premise
3. Y

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