Let $P(x,y)$ stand for the statement “$x$ is the parent of $y$”. Here, $x$ and $y$ each denote a human being.
Which of the following is equivalent to the statement $\neg\forall x\forall yP(x,y)$?
- It is not the case that every human is the parent of every human.
- Every human has a human parent.
- There exists a human who is not the parent of any human.
- There exists a human who is the parent of every human.
I got answer choice $3$ because I converted the statement to $\exists x \exists y\neg P(x,y)$ which in English is number $3$. Can my answer be confirmed?
The proposition $$\forall x \forall y P(x,y) $$ says that for any pair $ (x,y) $ of human
$ x $ is the parent of $ y $
Its negation $$\lnot \forall x \forall y P(x,y)$$ mean that it is not the case.