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This exercise focuses mainly on Disjunctive Argument (DA) but a few Modus Tollens (MT) problems are included because students often confuse these rules. For each question decide whether DA or MT may be applied and choose the correct answer.
1. A∨B
2. ~B
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~A
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B
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A
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. R∨S
2. ~R
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S
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~S
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S∨R
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. M∨N
2. ~N
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~M
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M
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~~M
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. T∨U
2. ~T
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U
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~U
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~T
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. G∨H
2. ~~H
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G
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~G
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~H
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. E→F
2. ~F
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E
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~E
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~~E
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~W∨M
2. M
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W
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~W
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~~W
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~A∨B
2. ~B
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~A
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~~A
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A
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~J∨~K
2. ~~K
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~~J
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~J
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J
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. R∨~S
2. ~R
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S
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~S
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~~S
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~Y→Z
2. Z
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~Y
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Y
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~~Y
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~T∨~U
2. ~U
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~T
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~~T
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T
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~A→~B
2. ~~B
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~A
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~~A
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A
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~A∨~~B
2. ~~B
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~A
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A
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~~A
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~R∨~S
2. ~~R
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S
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~S
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~~S
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~K∨~~L
2. ~~K
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L
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~L
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~~L
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. M∨~~N
2. ~M
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N
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~N
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~~N
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~~T∨~~U
2. ~~T
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U
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~U
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~~U
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~E→F
2. ~F
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E
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~E
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~~E
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. A∨~B
2. B
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~A
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~~A
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A
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. C→~D
2. D
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C
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~C
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~~C
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~~M∨~N
2. ~~N
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M
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~~M
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~M
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. R∨S
2. ~~~R
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S
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~S
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~~S
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. (A&B)∨C
2. ~C
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A&B
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~(A&B)
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~~(A&B)
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~A&B
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. (~M&N)∨O
2. ~(~M&N)
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O
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~O
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~~O
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O∨(~M&N)
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. (B∨C)→~D
2. ~~D
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B∨C
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~(B∨C)
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~B∨C
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~~(B∨C)
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. A∨~(B∨C)
2. ~A
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B∨C
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~B∨C
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~~(B∨C)
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~(B∨C)
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. T∨(U→V)
2. ~(U→V)
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T
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~T
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~~T
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T∨U
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~(D∨E)∨(F&G)
2. ~(F&G)
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D∨E
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~(D∨E)
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~D∨E
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~~(D∨E)
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. (~V&~W)∨(~T∨U)
2. ~(~V&~W)
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~T∨U
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~(~T∨U)
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~(T∨U)
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~~(~T∨U)
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. (~A∨B)→(C∨~D)
2. ~~(C∨~D)
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~A∨B
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~(~A∨B)
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~~(~A∨B)
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~(A∨B)
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~(~Q→R)∨(S→~T)
2. ~(~Q→R)
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S→~T
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~(S→~T)
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~~(S→~T)
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~S→~T
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~(~E&G)→~(~H∨I)
2. ~~(~H∨I)
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~E&G
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~(~E&G)
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~(E&G)
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~~(~E&G)
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~~(~J∨~K)∨~(L∨~~M)
2. ~~~(~J∨~K)
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L∨~~M
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~(L∨~~M)
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~~(L∨~~M)
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~L∨~~M
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~~(~C→D)∨~(~E&F)
2. ~(~C→D)
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~(E&F)
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~E&F
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~~(~E&F)
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~(~E&F)
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Neither rule can be applied.
1. ~(~A∨B)∨~~(~C∨D)
2. ~~(~A∨B)
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~(C∨D)
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~(~C∨D)
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~~(~C∨D)
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~~~(~C∨D)
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Neither rule can be applied.
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