YES # parallel critical pair closing system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022) Consider the left-linear TRS R: a(x) -> x a(b(x)) -> c(b(b(a(a(x))))) b(x) -> c(x) c(c(x)) -> x Let C be the following subset of R: a(x) -> x b(x) -> c(x) c(c(x)) -> x The TRS R is left-linear and all parallel critical pairs are joinable by C. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # parallel critical pair closing system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022) Consider the left-linear TRS R: a(x) -> x b(x) -> c(x) c(c(x)) -> x Let C be the following subset of R: (empty) The TRS R is left-linear and all parallel critical pairs are joinable by C. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # emptiness The empty TRS is confluent.