The argument:
"Hyde killed some innocent person. But Jekyll is Hyde. Jekyll is a doctor. Hence, some doctor killed some innocent person."
The proof, with the universe of discourse being 'persons':
- (∃x)(Ix • Khx)
- j = h
- Dj
- ∴(∃x)[Dx • (∃y)(Iy • Kxy)]
- Im • Khm ......... 1 EI x/m
- Khm ......... 5 Simp.
- Kjm ......... 3,6 Id
- Im ......... 5 Simp.
- Im • Kjm ......... 7,8 Conj.
- (∃y)(Iy • Kjy) ......... 9 EG
- Dj • (∃y)(Iy • Kjy) ......... 3,10 Conj.
- (∃x)[Dx • (∃y)(Iy • Kxy)] ......... 11 EG
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