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Determine Whether the Given Argument Is Valid or Invalid C) Invalid

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determine whether the given argument is valid or invalid. If it is invalid, select a counterexample.
-1. (?x) (?y) (Pxy • ?Pyx)
2) (?x) [(?y) Pxy ? (?y) Qxy] / (?x) (?y) (Qxy • ?Pyx)


A) Valid
B) Invalid. Counterexample in a domain of three members, in which:
 Paa: True  Pab: True  Pac: False  Pba: False  Pbb: True  Pbc: True  Pca: True  Pcb: False  Pcc: True  Qaa: False  Qab: False  Qac: True  Qba: True  Qbb:True  Qbc: True  Qca: True  Qcb:True  Qcc: True \begin{array}{lll}\text { Paa: True } & \text { Pab: True } & \text { Pac: False } \\\text { Pba: False } & \text { Pbb: True } & \text { Pbc: True } \\\text { Pca: True } & \text { Pcb: False } & \text { Pcc: True } \\\text { Qaa: False } & \text { Qab: False } & \text { Qac: True } \\\text { Qba: True } & \text { Qbb:True } & \text { Qbc: True } \\\text { Qca: True } & \text { Qcb:True } & \text { Qcc: True }\end{array}

C) Invalid. Counterexample in a domain of three members, in which:
 Paa: True  Pab: True  Pac: False  Pba: False  Fbb: False  Pbc: False  Pca: False  Pcb: False  Pcc: True  Qaa: False  Qab: False  Qac: True  Qba: True  Qbb:True  Qbc: False  Qca: True  Qcb: True  Qcc: True \begin{array}{lll}\text { Paa: True } & \text { Pab: True } & \text { Pac: False } \\\text { Pba: False } & \text { Fbb: False } & \text { Pbc: False } \\\text { Pca: False } & \text { Pcb: False } & \text { Pcc: True } \\\text { Qaa: False } & \text { Qab: False } & \text { Qac: True } \\\text { Qba: True } & \text { Qbb:True } & \text { Qbc: False } \\\text { Qca: True } & \text { Qcb: True } & \text { Qcc: True }\end{array}

D) Invalid. Counterexample in a domain of three members, in which:
 Paa: False  Pab: Ture  Pac: False  Pba: False  Pbb: True  Pbc: True  Pca: True  Pcb: True  Pcc: True  Qaa: False  Qab:True  Qac: True  Qba: False  Qbb:True  Qbc: True  Qca: True  Qcb:True  Qcc: False \begin{array}{lll}\text { Paa: False } & \text { Pab: Ture } & \text { Pac: False } \\\text { Pba: False } & \text { Pbb: True } & \text { Pbc: True } \\\text { Pca: True } & \text { Pcb: True } & \text { Pcc: True } \\\text { Qaa: False } & \text { Qab:True } & \text { Qac: True } \\\text { Qba: False } & \text { Qbb:True } & \text { Qbc: True } \\\text { Qca: True } & \text { Qcb:True } & \text { Qcc: False }\end{array}

E) Invalid. Counterexample in a domain of three members, in which:
 Paa: True  Pab: True  Pac: False  Pla: False  Pbb: False  Ploc: True  Pca: True  Pcb: False  Pcc: True  Qaa: False  Qab: False  Qac: True  Qba: False  Qbb: False  Qbc: False  Qca: True  Qcb: True  Qcc: False \begin{array}{lll}\text { Paa: True } & \text { Pab: True } & \text { Pac: False } \\\text { Pla: False } & \text { Pbb: False } & \text { Ploc: True } \\\text { Pca: True } & \text { Pcb: False } & \text { Pcc: True } \\\text { Qaa: False } & \text { Qab: False } & \text { Qac: True } \\\text { Qba: False } & \text { Qbb: False } & \text { Qbc: False } \\\text { Qca: True } & \text { Qcb: True } & \text { Qcc: False }\end{array}

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