Non-Equivalence as Equivalence with Negation/Formulation 1/Forward Implication/Proof
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Theorem
- $\neg \paren {p \iff q} \vdash \paren {p \iff \neg q}$
Proof
By the tableau method of natural deduction:
$\blacksquare$
Law of the Excluded Middle
This proof depends on the Law of the Excluded Middle.
This is one of the logical axioms that was determined by Aristotle, and forms part of the backbone of classical (Aristotelian) logic.
However, the intuitionist school rejects the Law of the Excluded Middle as a valid logical axiom.
This in turn invalidates this proof from an intuitionistic perspective.
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