YES # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: c() -> c() h(a(),h(f(b()),c())) -> c() Let C be the following subset of R: c() -> c() h(a(),h(f(b()),c())) -> c() The parallel critical pair system PCPS(R,C) is: (empty) The TRS R is locally confluent and PCPS(R,C)/R is terminating. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # Parallel rule labeling (Zankl et al. 2015). Consider the left-linear TRS R: c() -> c() h(a(),h(f(b()),c())) -> c() All parallel critical peaks (except C's) are decreasing wrt rule labeling: phi(c() -> c()) = 1 phi(h(a(),h(f(b()),c())) -> c()) = 1 psi(c() -> c()) = 1 psi(h(a(),h(f(b()),c())) -> c()) = 1