CT M5A2: Constructing Truth Tables Discussion

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1 Premise: P-->Q
Conclusion: ~P--> ~Q
P Q P-->Q ~P-->~Q
T T TT F FTT FT
T F TF F FTT TF
F T FT T TFF FT
F F FT F FTF TF
2 Premise: P-->Q
Conclusion: ~Q-->~P
P Q P-->Q ~Q-->~P
T T TT T FTT FT
T F TF F TFF FT
F T FT T FTT TF
F F FT F TFT TF
3 Premise: (P&Q)-->R
Q-->R
Conclusion: P-->R
P Q R P&Q (P&Q)-->R Q-->R P-->R
T T T TTT TTTTT TTT TTT
T T F TTT TTTFF TFF TFF
T F T TFF TFFTT FTT TTT
T F F TFF TFFTF FTF TFF
F T T FFT FFTTT TTT FTT
F T F FFT FFTTF TFF FTF
F F T FFF FFFTT FTT FTT
F F F FFF FFFTF FTF FTF
4 Translate the following argument and use truth tables to test for validity.
If 9 is less than 10 and every odd number less than 10 is divisible by 3, then 9 is divisible by . Therefore if 9 is less than 10 it is divisible by 3.
N=" 9 is less than 10."
O="Every odd number less than 10 is divisible by 3."
D="9 is divisible by 3."
Premise: (N&O)-->D
O-->D
Conclusion: N-->D
N O D (N&O)-->D O-->D N-->D
T T T TTTTT TTT TTT
T F T TFFTT FTT TTT
F T T FFTTT TTT FTT
F F T FFFTT FTT FTT
T T F TTTFFF TFF TFF
T F F TFFTF FTF TFF
F T F FFFTTF TFF FTF
F F F FFFTF FTF FTF
5 Translate the following argument and use the truth tables to test for validity.
"If it rains tomorrow, I will have a tough commute. If it snows tomorrow, I will have a tough commute. It will either rain or snow tomorrow therefore I will have a tough commute."
R="It rains tomorrow"
S="It snows tomorrow"
T="I will have a tough commute"
Premise: (~R&~S)-->T
~R-->T
~S-->T
Conclusion: (~R&~S)-->T Answer: I will have a tough commute tomorrow
R S T (~R&~S)-->T ~R-->T ~S-->T
T T T FTFFTTT FTTT FTTT
T T F FTFFTTF FTTF FTTF
T F T FTFTFTT FTTT TFTT
T F F FTFTFTF FTTF TFFF
F T T TFFFTTT TFTT FTTT
F T F TFFFTTF TFFF FTTF
F F T TFTTFTT TFTT TFTT
F F F TFTTFFF TFFF TFFF
Resources:
Rieppel, M. (n.d.). Truth Table Generator. Retrieved April 14, 2018, from http://mrieppel.net/prog/truthtable.html