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Type the correct answer in each box. Use T for true and F for false. Complete the truth table for the converse of a conditional statement. p q T T T T F F F T T F F T

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The student's question concerns the completion of a truth table for the converse of a conditional statement, which involves reversing the implication order and determining the new truth values for the given cases of p and q.

The student is asking about completing a truth table for the converse of a conditional statement. In a truth table for a conditional statement, the format is typically represented as 'if p then q' or symbolically as p → q. The converse of this statement is 'if q then p' or symbolically q → p.

To complete the truth table for the converse, we have to consider the truth values for q and p respectively since the order is reversed in the converse. Here are the correct truth values for the converse statement:

When q is true and p is true, the converse is true.

When q is true and p is false, the converse is false.

When q is false and p is true, the converse is true (since the antecedent is false, the entire conditional is true).

When q is false and p is false, the converse is true (for the same reason as above).

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