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What is the negation of a proposition A, written as ¬A, in terms of its truth value?
What is the negation of a proposition A, written as ¬A, in terms of its truth value?
What is the relationship between the truth values of propositions in a conjunction (AND) operation?
What is the relationship between the truth values of propositions in a conjunction (AND) operation?
What is an example of a proposition?
What is an example of a proposition?
What is the symbol for 'if-then' in logical operators?
What is the symbol for 'if-then' in logical operators?
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What is the purpose of a truth table?
What is the purpose of a truth table?
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What is the operation called when forming a compound proposition from existing propositions using logical operators?
What is the operation called when forming a compound proposition from existing propositions using logical operators?
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What is the result of the proposition A∨B if A is true and B is false?
What is the result of the proposition A∨B if A is true and B is false?
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What does A→B represent in implication?
What does A→B represent in implication?
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What is the result of the proposition A⇔B if A is true and B is false?
What is the result of the proposition A⇔B if A is true and B is false?
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What does the expression [(A→B)∧A]→B represent?
What does the expression [(A→B)∧A]→B represent?
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What is the result of the proposition (~A ^ B) C] ^ [B (~D)] given the values A = T, B = F, C = T, and D = F?
What is the result of the proposition (~A ^ B) C] ^ [B (~D)] given the values A = T, B = F, C = T, and D = F?
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What is the role of the conclusion in determining the validity of an argument?
What is the role of the conclusion in determining the validity of an argument?
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Study Notes
Negation
- The negation of a proposition A, written as ¬A, has the opposite truth value of A. If A is true, then ¬A is false, and vice versa.
- In simple terms, negation flips the truth value of a proposition.
Conjunction (AND)
- The truth value of a conjunction is true only if both propositions are true.
- If either proposition is false, the entire conjunction is false.
Proposition
- A proposition is a statement that can be either true or false.
- For instance, "The sky is blue" is a proposition because it is a declarative statement that can be evaluated as true or false.
'If-Then' Symbol
- The symbol for 'if-then' in logical operators is →.
Truth Table
- A truth table systematically lists all possible truth value combinations of propositions and the corresponding truth values of compound propositions formed from them.
- Used to determine if a statement is true or false for all possible combinations of inputs.
Compound Proposition
- A compound proposition is formed by combining existing propositions using logical operators like conjunction (AND), disjunction (OR), negation (NOT), implication (IF-THEN), and equivalence (IF AND ONLY IF).
A ∨ B (OR)
- The result of the proposition A ∨ B is true if at least one of A or B is true.
- This is true even if both A and B are true.
A → B (Implication)
- A → B represents the statement "If A, then B," or "A implies B."
- The only case where A→B is false is when A is true, and B is false.
A ⇔ B (Equivalence)
- The compound proposition A ⇔ B, commonly read as "A if and only if B," is true only when both A and B have the same truth value.
- This means that both A and B are true, or both A and B are false for the proposition to be true.
[(A→B)∧A]→B
- Represents a logical argument where the antecedent is the conjunction of two propositions: A implies B, and A.
- The consequent of the implication is B.
- This argument is typically used to demonstrate a proof by conditional proof, as the overall implication is true if the antecedent and consequent are true.
(~A ^ B) ∧ [B (~D)]
- Given the values A=T, B=F, C=T, and D=F, the proposition evaluates to:
- (~T ^ F) ∧ [F (~F)]
- (F ^ F) ∧ [F (T)]
- F ∧ F
- F
- Therefore, due to the conjunction, the result of the entire proposition is false.
Role of Conclusion
- The conclusion determines the validity of an argument.
- If, within an argument, the conclusion can be derived from the premises, using logical reasoning (often using truth tables or other logical methods), then the argument is valid.
- A valid argument with true premises guarantees a true conclusion.
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