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Why is input resolution complete for Horn clauses but not in general?

  • A.General clauses cannot be converted into input form
  • B.Horn clauses are always satisfiable so their refutation is trivial
  • C.Horn clause refutations always have the required linear shape
  • D.Horn clauses contain no negative literals to resolve upon

Answer: C

A refutation from Horn clauses can always be arranged so that each step uses an original clause, which is not true when clauses have several positive literals. That structural fact is what logic programming rests on. Horn clauses do contain negative literals, conversion is not the issue, and a Horn set may certainly be unsatisfiable. A completeness result that depends on the shape of the available proofs, rather than on the rule, is worth understanding as such.

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