Give the reason(s) for each step needed to show that the following argument is valid. [p
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[p ∧ (p → q) ∧ (s ∨ r) ∧ (r → ¬q)] → (s ∨ t)
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(1) p
(2) p → q
(3) q
(4) r → ¬q
(5) q → ¬r
(6) ¬r
(7) s ∨ r
(8) s
(9) ∴ s ∨ t
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