7.7.x. Exercise questions

Use derivations to check each of the claims below; if a derivation indicates that a claim fails, present a counterexample lurking in 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 widget


No gizmo is a gadget

5. No widget is a gadget ≃ Not every widget is a gadget
6.

Everything is either finished or unstarted


Either everything is finished or everything is unstarted

7. ¬ ∀x ¬ ∀y Rxy ⊨ ∀x ¬ ∀y ¬ Rxy

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Glen Helman 11 Jul 2012