If anything is missing, then some person stole it. If anything is damaged, then some person broke

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If anything is missing, then some person stole it. If anything is damaged, then some person broke it. Something is either missing or damaged. Therefore, some person either stole something or broke something. (Mx: x is missing; Px: x is a person; Sxy: x stole y; Dx: x is damaged; Bxy: x broke y)

Translate the following arguments into symbolic form. Then derive the conclusion of each, using conditional proof or indirect proof when needed.

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A Concise Introduction to Logic

ISBN: 978-1305958098

13th edition

Authors: Patrick J. Hurley, Lori Watson

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