Determine which of the following statements are tautologies: (1) (~p V q) + (q → p) (2) (p → ~ p) →~p (3) ~ (p → ~ p) (4) (p → (q → r)) → ((p^q) → r)

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Statements and Logic

Logic is the analysis of general patterns of thoughts without regard to any specific sense of context.