Problem: b() -> f(f(b())) c() -> b() f(f(c())) -> a() Proof: Nonconfluence Processor: terms: f(f(b())) *<- f(f(c())) ->* a() Qed first automaton: final states: {1} transitions: b() -> 2* f(3) -> 2,1 f(2) -> 3* second automaton: final states: {4} transitions: a() -> 4*