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If p is a statement, which of the statements is the negation of p?

If p is a statement, which of the statements is the negation of p?-example-1
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Answer: Not p.
Reasoning: It is neither "and p" nor "or p" because it isn't a statement with more than one variable in it to combine p with. It is neither "p is false" nor "p is true" because negation of a variable has nothing to do with the truth value of the claim.
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