Determine if the given proposition is a tautology contradict

Determine if the given proposition is a tautology contradiction or contingency Contradiction Contingency tautology None of the above

Solution

The given statement is a contingency since the statement is neither a tautology (i.e. always true) or contradiction (i.e. always false)

For the case: p=0 and q=1, the statement is FALSE

For the case p=1 and q=1, the statement is TRUE