Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: implies(not(x),y) -> or(x,y) 2: implies(not(x),or(y,z)) -> implies(y,or(x,z)) 3: implies(x,or(y,z)) -> or(y,implies(x,z)) There are 2 dependency pairs: 4: IMPLIES(not(x),or(y,z)) -> IMPLIES(y,or(x,z)) 5: IMPLIES(x,or(y,z)) -> IMPLIES(x,z) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4,5}. - Consider the SCC {4,5}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [not](x) = x + 1 and [IMPLIES](x,y) = [or](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {4,5} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.