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by thaumasiotes 2276 days ago
1. Assume (p ⋀ (q ⋁ ¬q))

2. Then (q ⋁ ¬q) [method of simplification]

3. Then True [(2) is a tautology]

4. Then (p ⋀ (q ⋁ ¬q)) is correct independent of assumption (1) [erroneous]

5. Then p [method of simplification]