Rule of inference
Propositional calculus
If P {\displaystyle P} implies Q {\displaystyle Q} and R {\displaystyle R} implies S {\displaystyle S} and either Q {\displaystyle Q} is false or S {\displaystyle S} is false, then either P {\displaystyle P} or R {\displaystyle R} must be false.
P → Q , R → S , ¬ Q ∨ ¬ S ∴ ¬ P ∨ ¬ R {\displaystyle {\frac {P\to Q,R\to S,\neg Q\lor \neg S}{\therefore \neg P\lor \neg R}}}
Howard-Snyder, Frances; Howard-Snyder, Daniel; Wasserman, Ryan. The Power of Logic (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill, 2009, 978-0-07-340737-1, p. 414.