Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: if(true,x,y) -> x 2: if(false,x,y) -> y 3: if(x,y,y) -> y 4: if(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) There are 3 dependency pairs: 5: IF(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> IF(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) 6: IF(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> IF(y,u,v) 7: IF(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> IF(z,u,v) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {5-7}. - Consider the SCC {5-7}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [u] = [v] = 0, [false] = [true] = 1 and [if](x,y,z) = [IF](x,y,z) = 2x + y + z + 1, the rules in {4,5} are weakly decreasing and the rules in {1-3,6,7} are strictly decreasing. There is one new SCC. - Consider the SCC {5}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [u] = [v] = 0, [false] = [true] = 1, [IF](x,y,z) = 2x + y + 1 and [if](x,y,z) = 2x + y + z + 1, rule 4 is weakly decreasing and the rules in {1-3,5} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.