Determine whether the statement is a self-contradiction, an implication, a tautology (that is not also an implication), or none of these.
-$p \rightarrow(q \vee p)$

A) Self-contradiction
B) Implication
C) Tautology
D) None of these

Question

Determine whether the statement is a self-contradiction, an implication, a tautology (that is not also an implication), or none of these.
-$p \rightarrow(q \vee p)$

A) Self-contradiction
B) Implication
C) Tautology
D) None of these

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement $p \rightarrow(q \vee p)$ is an implication because it is in the form of "if p, then q or p," which does not necessarily always evaluate to true or false without knowing the truth values of p and q, but it follows the structure of an implication (if-then statement).

Determine Whether the Statement Is a Self-Contradiction, an Implication, a Tautology