Disjunction introduction

Disjunction introduction or addition (also called or introduction) is a rule of inference of propositional logic and almost every other deduction system. The rule makes it possible to introduce disjunctions to logical proofs. It is the inference that if P is true, then P or Q must be true. An example in English: Socrates is a man.Therefore, Socrates is a man or pigs are flying in formation over the English Channel. The rule can be expressed as: where the rule is that whenever instances of "" appear on lines of a proof, "" can be placed on a subsequent line.

Disjunction introduction

Disjunction introduction or addition (also called or introduction) is a rule of inference of propositional logic and almost every other deduction system. The rule makes it possible to introduce disjunctions to logical proofs. It is the inference that if P is true, then P or Q must be true. An example in English: Socrates is a man.Therefore, Socrates is a man or pigs are flying in formation over the English Channel. The rule can be expressed as: where the rule is that whenever instances of "" appear on lines of a proof, "" can be placed on a subsequent line.