Hi!
I have been trying to solve the following semantic tree in first order predicate logic, and could use some help regarding the variables and constants. (sorry by quantifiers, but I could only type them with letter).
-(Ey)(Ex)Syx, (Vy)(Vx)(Rxy --> Sxy) ╞ (Vx)(Vy)-Ryx
-(Ey)(Ex)Syx
(Vy)(Vx)(Rxy --> Sxy)
-(Vx)(Vy) -Ryx
(Vy) -(Ex)Syx
-(Ex)Syx
(Vx)-Syx
-Sba
(Ex)-(Vy)-Ryx
-(Vy)-Ryx
(Ey)- -Ryx
Rdc
(Vx)(Rxy --> Sxy)
(Rxy --> Sxy)
-Rcd Sab
X X
What confuses me are, that the variables in (Vx)-Syx need to be replaced with ba. But must I write dc to replace (Ey)- -Ryx, or can I write ba again?
Further, are the tree correct, and valid.
truth tree
Re: truth tree
Can you put it in the form of a sentence in language? It's a nice homework question and you clearly have worked out much of it to some extent. But I doubt anyone regardless of their formal and predicate logic skills is going to answer that. That said ironically the fact that I just said that may lead someone to try, so glad to "help". 