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Introduction and Basic Terminology 21

Following is the truth table for the statement "If A, then B":

B

If A, then B

T T T

T F F

F T T

F F T

Following is the truth table for the converse statement "If B, then A."

If B, then A

T T T

F T T

T F F

F F T

Following is the truth table for the inverse statement "If'not A,' then 'not B''

A

B

Not A

NotB

If *not A, ' then *not B'

T

T

F

F

T

T

F

F

T

T

F

T

T

F

F

F

F

T

T

T

Following is the truth table for the contrapositive statement "If 'not B,' then

'not A'":

A

B

NotB

Not A

If 'not B, ' then 'not A'

T

T

F

F

T

T

F

T

F

F

F

T

F

T

T

F

F

T

T

T

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