Mampac
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So there was no answer elsewhere on the internet.
A and B are suspected being involved in a crime.
A says: B did it, or we did it together.
B says: A did it, or if I did it then we did it together.
Determine the guilty party. Justify your solution.
Me and my friend are arguing about the answer. I say that since it's an OR, then at least one of each of the people's the propositions is correct.
Say A's proposition "B did it" is correct: then it implies that B's second proposition, "if I did it then we did it together" is also true, which means A's second proposition, "we did it together", is also true. Therefore, they're both guilty.
My friend, however, at this point, argues that B doesn't say "I did it", therefore it's impossible to say who's the culprit.
Could anyone expand on this a bit?
A and B are suspected being involved in a crime.
A says: B did it, or we did it together.
B says: A did it, or if I did it then we did it together.
Determine the guilty party. Justify your solution.
Me and my friend are arguing about the answer. I say that since it's an OR, then at least one of each of the people's the propositions is correct.
Say A's proposition "B did it" is correct: then it implies that B's second proposition, "if I did it then we did it together" is also true, which means A's second proposition, "we did it together", is also true. Therefore, they're both guilty.
My friend, however, at this point, argues that B doesn't say "I did it", therefore it's impossible to say who's the culprit.
Could anyone expand on this a bit?