YES 1: f(a()) -> b() 2: f(a()) -> f(c()) 3: a() -> d() 4: f(d()) -> b() 5: f(c()) -> b() 6: d() -> c() @Jouannaud and Kirchner's criterion --- R 1: f(a()) -> b() 2: f(a()) -> f(c()) 3: a() -> d() 4: f(d()) -> b() 5: f(c()) -> b() 6: d() -> c() --- S 1: f(a()) -> b() 2: f(a()) -> f(c()) 3: a() -> d() 4: f(d()) -> b() 5: f(c()) -> b() 6: d() -> c()