INSTRUCTIONS: Use an ordinary truth table to answer the following problems. Construct the truth table as per the instructions in the textbook. Given the argument: K ? B / K ? (D ? ? B) // K ? D This argument is:

A) Invalid; fails in 1st line.

B) Invalid; fails in 2nd line.

C) Valid.

D) Invalid; fails in 4th line.

E) Invalid; fails in 3rd line.


D

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