YES # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: f(g(x)) -> f(h(x,x)) g(a()) -> g(g(a())) h(a(),a()) -> g(g(a())) Let C be the following subset of R: f(g(x)) -> f(h(x,x)) g(a()) -> g(g(a())) h(a(),a()) -> g(g(a())) 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. # Parallel rule labeling (Zankl et al. 2015). Consider the left-linear TRS R: f(g(x)) -> f(h(x,x)) g(a()) -> g(g(a())) h(a(),a()) -> g(g(a())) All parallel critical peaks (except C's) are decreasing wrt rule labeling: phi(f(g(x)) -> f(h(x,x))) = 2 phi(g(a()) -> g(g(a()))) = 2 phi(h(a(),a()) -> g(g(a()))) = 1 psi(f(g(x)) -> f(h(x,x))) = 2 psi(g(a()) -> g(g(a()))) = 2 psi(h(a(),a()) -> g(g(a()))) = 1