YES # Compositional parallel rule labeling (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) +(x,+(y,z)) -> +(+(x,y),z) +(x,y) -> +(y,x) Let C be the following subset of R: (empty) All parallel critical peaks (except C's) are decreasing wrt rule labeling: phi(+(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z))) = 5 phi(+(x,+(y,z)) -> +(+(x,y),z)) = 6 phi(+(x,y) -> +(y,x)) = 2 psi(+(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z))) = 3 psi(+(x,+(y,z)) -> +(+(x,y),z)) = 4 psi(+(x,y) -> +(y,x)) = 1 Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: (empty) Let C be the following subset of R: (empty) The parallel critical pair system PCPS(R,C) is: (empty) All pairs in PCP(R) are joinable and PCPS(R,C)/R is terminating. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # emptiness The empty TRS is confluent.