7.7.x. Exercise questions

Use derivations to check each of the claims below; if a derivation indicates that a claim fails, describe a structure that divides an open gap.

1. Fa ⇒ ∀x Fx
2. ∀x Rxx ⇒ ∀x Rxa
3. ∀x ¬ Fx ⇔ ¬ ∀x Fx
4. No widget is a gadget, No gizmo is a widgetNo gizmo is a gadget
5. No widget is a gadgetNot every widget is a gadget
6. Everything is either finished or unstartedEither everything is finished or everything is unstarted
7. ¬ ∀x ¬ ∀y Rxy ⇒ ∀x ¬ ∀y ¬ Rxy
Glen Helman 01 Aug 2004