2.) State which rule of inference is the basis of the following argument: a. "It is below freezing now. Therefore, it is either below freezing or raining now." b. If it rains today, then we will not have a barbecue today. If we do not have a barbeque today, then we will have a barbeque tomorrow. Therefore, if it rains today, then we will have a barbeque tomorrow. c. It is below freezing and raining now. Therefore, it is below freezing now.

2.) State which rule of inference is the basis of the following argument: a. "It is below freezing now. Therefore, it is either below freezing or raining now." b. If it rains today, then we will not have a barbecue today. If we do not have a barbeque today, then we will have a barbeque tomorrow. Therefore, if it rains today, then we will have a barbeque tomorrow. c. It is below freezing and raining now. Therefore, it is below freezing now.

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

Section: Chapter Questions

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