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If the statement 'p' is false and the statement 'q' is true, the truth-value of the statements 'p ⊃ q' and '~ p . q' are :

  • A.Both the statements 'p ⊃ q' and '~ p . q' are true
  • B.Both the statements 'p ⊃ q' and '~ p . q' are false
  • C.The statement 'p ⊃ q' is true and '~ p . q' is false
  • D.The statement 'p ⊃ q' is false and '~ p . q' is true

Answer: A

Both 'p ⊃ q' and '~ p . q' are true.

With p false and q true:

  • A material conditional is false only when its antecedent is true and its consequent false. Here the antecedent p is false, so p ⊃ q is true.
  • ~ p is true (p is false), and q is true, so the conjunction ~ p . q is true.

Any option making either statement false misreads the truth tables of the horseshoe or of the dot.

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