document.write( "Question 932733: Can someone please help me with this proof using the 18 rules of inference?
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document.write( "1.  (S v T) > (S > ~T)\r\n" );
document.write( "2.  (S > ~T) > (T > K)\r\n" );
document.write( "3.  S v T \r\n" );
document.write( "/   S v K\r\n" );
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document.write( "4.  S > ~T               1,3       Modus Ponens\r\n" );
document.write( "5.  T > K                2,4       Modus Ponens\r\n" );
document.write( "6.  ~~S v T              3         Double Negation\r\n" );
document.write( "7.  ~S > T               6         Material Implication\r\n" );
document.write( "8.  ~S > K               7,5       Hypothetical Syllogism\r\n" );
document.write( "9.  ~~S v K              8         Material Implication\r\n" );
document.write( "10. S v K                9         Double Negation\r\n" );
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