Hum200 Logic

_Hum200 Logic

2 . If K I will kill you , and I I will love you , the statement `I will either kill you or I will love you `is false when

a . K and I are true

b . K and I are false

c . K is true and I is false

d . K is false and I is true

Answer : The answer is either C or D

Explanation

Disjunctive propositions are either-or ' statements . They consist of two propositions which exclude each other . The parts of disjunction are known as disjuncts

. Disjunction comes in two forms , namely , proper and improper

The proposition above is an example of a proper disjunction . Proper disjunction is a proposition whose disjuncts are mutually exclusive from each other . In other words , the disjuncts are two contradictory terms and the rules on contradiction properly apply . If one is true , the other is false and if one is false the other is true

In the above proposition , the first disjunct I will kill you ' and the second disjunct I will love you , are mutually exclusive from each other or are contradictories . In other words , they cannot be true or false together . If it is true to say that , I will kill you ' then it would be false to say that , I will love you...