\begin{frame} \frametitle{Usefulness of Semantics} For example, the valuation \begin{talign} \aval{\prop{p}} = \True && \aval{\prop{q}} = \False && \aval{\prop{r}} = \True \end{talign} yields \begin{talign} \aval{\formula{\logimp{\logor{\prop{p}}{\prop{q}}}{\prop{r}}}} & = \True & \aval{\formula{\lognot{(\logand{\prop{r}}{\lognot{\prop{q}})}}}} & = \False\\ \aval{\formula{\logimp{\logand{\prop{q}}{\prop{r}}}{\lognot{\prop{p}}}}} & = \True \end{talign} \pause\vspace{-2ex} \begin{exampleblock}{} This valuation $\saval$ is a \alert{counter model} to: \begin{talign} \logimp{\logor{\prop{p}}{\prop{q}}}{\prop{r}}, \;\; \logimp{\logand{\prop{q}}{\prop{r}}}{\lognot{\prop{p}}} \;\;\satisfies\;\; \lognot{(\logand{\prop{r}}{\lognot{\prop{q}})}} \end{talign} \pause and hence justifies: \begin{talign} \logimp{\logor{\prop{p}}{\prop{q}}}{\prop{r}}, \;\; \logimp{\logand{\prop{q}}{\prop{r}}}{\lognot{\prop{p}}} \;\;\alert{\ssatisfiesnot}\;\; \lognot{(\logand{\prop{r}}{\lognot{\prop{q}})}} \end{talign} \pause This implies, by the soundness (and completeness) theorem: \begin{center} $ \formula{\logimp{\logor{\prop{p}}{\prop{q}}}{\prop{r}}}, \;\; \formula{\logimp{\logand{\prop{q}}{\prop{r}}}{\lognot{\prop{p}}}} \;\;\alert{\sderivesnot}\;\; \formula{\lognot{(\logand{\prop{r}}{\lognot{\prop{q}})}}} $ \end{center} \pause Thus \alert{there is no} natural-deduction derivation! \end{exampleblock} \end{frame}