document.write( "Question 1164740: Explain, without using a truth table, while the statement (p ∨ ¬q) ∧ (q ∨ ¬r) ∧ (r → ¬p)
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document.write( "Something is wrong with the wording here, because the words:\r\n" );
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\"true when at least one of p,q,r is true\"
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document.write( "contradict the words:\r\n" );
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\"false when p, q, r all have the same truth value.\"
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document.write( "whenever p, q, r are all TRUE.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's because when p, q, r are all true, then certainly at least one is\r\n" );
document.write( "true, so the statement is TRUE.\r\n" );
document.write( "However, also when p, q, r are all true, then they all have the same truth\r\n" );
document.write( "value, so the statement is FALSE.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The statement can't be both TRUE and FALSE, so you need to ask your teacher\r\n" );
document.write( "to correct the wording.\r\n" );
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