document.write( "Question 1190253: Topics In Contemporary Math\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2) If you are superstitious, then do not walk under a ladder.
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document.write( "  S   W   ~W   S & ~W\r\n" );
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document.write( "  T   T    F     F\r\n" );
document.write( "  T   F    T     T\r\n" );
document.write( "  F   T    F     F\r\n" );
document.write( "  F   F    T     F\r\n" );
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document.write( "S & ~W could be true or false.  S -> ~W and ~W -> S are both irrelevant to the conclusion.\r\n" );
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