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Use a truth table to determine whether the symbolic form of the argument is valid or invalid.

pqpq\begin{array}{l}{p \wedge \sim q} \\ {\frac{p}{\therefore q}}\end{array}

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To determine if the symbolic form of the argument is valid or invalid, rewrite it as a conditional statement in the form ``conjunction of the premises implies the conclusion''. Using a truth table, determine if the conditional is a tautology (true for all cases). If it is, then the argument is valid.

The conditional form of the argument is:

[(pq)q]p[(p\wedge \sim q)\wedge q]\to \sim p

Using a truth table,

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