FINAL LEARNING ACTIVITY 2

Name: Blanco, Melchezedek Efraim J.               Strand/Section: M12B

Final Learning Activity 2                                                 Date: May 7 2022
 
A. Construct the TRUTH TABLE for the following compound propositions, (5 pts each)

1. ∼p(∼p)

p p ∼p(∼p)
F T F
F T F
T F T
T F T

1. (p ∨ q) ⟶ p

p q (p ∨ q) → p
F F T
F T F
T F T
T T T

2. (p∧ q) ∧ ∼ (p ∨ q)

p q ((p ∧ q) ∧ ∼ (p ∨ q))
F F F
F T F
T F F
T T F

B, Determine if the following compound propositions is a TAUTOLOGY, CONTRADICTION,

or CONTINGENCY, (5 pts each)

1. p ∨∼ (p ∧ q) TAUTOLOGY

p q p∧q ∼p ∧ q p ∨∼ (p ∧ q)
T T T F T
T F F T T
F T F T T
F F F T T
2. p ⟶ (p ∨ q) TAUTOLOGY

p q p∧q p ⟶ (p ∨ q)
T T T T
T F T T
F T T T
F F F T

3. (p ⟶ q) ⟶ (∼ p ∨ q) TAUTOLOGY

p q p⟶q ∼p ∼p ∧q 1. (p ⟶ q) ⟶ (∼ p ∨ q)

T T T F F T
T F F F T T
F T T T F T
F F T T F T

 
C. Determine if the following categorical syllogisms are VALID or NOT VALID. Explain your
answers. (5 pts each)
VALID 1.  No horned animal is a carnivore.
                       All goats are horned animals.
                       Therefore, no goat is a carnivore.
 
2.  it is not valid, since some philosophers are not scientists, scientists are mathematicians.
No philosophers are mathematicians.
                       Some philosophers are scientists.
                       Therefore, no scientists are mathematicians.
VALID 3.  Some professionals are working in the IT industry.
                       Some people working in the IT industry are females.
                       Therefore, some professionals are females.