document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610806>Question 610806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the argument is valid or not.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pV~q<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&#8756; ~q </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #384590 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=384590\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is not a valid argument. You would need ~p as a premise to deduce ~q as the conclusion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Further proof is in the table\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p    q     ~q      p V ~q\r\n" );
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document.write( "T    T      F        T\r\n" );
document.write( "T    F      T        T\r\n" );
document.write( "F    T      F        F\r\n" );
document.write( "F    F      T        T\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how on the first line that every premise is true BUT the conclusion (~q) is false. This shows us that the argument is NOT valid. </SPAN>\n" );
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