The supplied double-negation elimination rule provides the classical step needed to recover each positive component:
| Line | Formula | Justification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premise | |
| 2 | Assume locally | |
| 3 | Disjunction introduction rule, left, 2 | |
| 4 | Negation elimination rule, 1 and 3 | |
| 5 | Negation introduction rule, discharging 2–4 | |
| 6 | Double-negation elimination, 5 | |
| 7 | Assume locally | |
| 8 | Disjunction introduction rule, right, 7 | |
| 9 | Negation elimination rule, 1 and 8 | |
| 10 | Negation introduction rule, discharging 7–9 | |
| 11 | Double-negation elimination, 10 | |
| 12 | Conjunction introduction rule, 6 and 11 |
Both local negated assumptions have been discharged. The proof establishes the positive conjunction without assuming an unproved derived version of De Morgan's laws.
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