Disjunctive Propositions

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Disjunctive Propositions expresses alternatives all of which cannot be true or false together but only one can be true,

, and the other must be false, or at least one of which is true with the possibility that the rest of the alternatives may also be true.

Exclusive disjunctions the disjuncts are mutually exclusive I.e.., one necessarily excludes the other. One of the disjuncts is necessarily true, while all the others are false. Examples: The Computer is either working or not working. The letter is either answered or unanswered. The patient was either recovering or not covering.

Inclusive disjunction at least one of the disuncts is true, although the rest can also be true at the same time. The disjuncts can all be true but all of them cannot be false altogether. Examples You either have a cellphone or a laptop. Either I am a Globe or Smart user. I can sing or dance or smile. The truth of an inclusive disjunction depends on the truth of at least once disjunct. Only if both disjuncts are false is the inclusive disjunction false.

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