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: R ? I / ? S ? (R ? I) // S ? I This argument is:
A) Valid.
B) Invalid; fails in 4th line.
C) Invalid; fails in 2nd line.
D) Invalid; fails in 5th line.
E) Invalid; fails in 3rd line.
A
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