"""Create reasoning_engine
Generated by Phi-Octopus Eden
2025-11-06 10:54:13.126011
"""

```python
from typing import List, Dict


class ReasoningEngine:
    """
    A simple reasoning engine that can deduce conclusions from given premises.
    """

    def __init__(self):
        self.knowledge_base: Dict[str, bool] = {}

    def add_knowledge(self, premise: str, is_true: bool) -> None:
        """
        Adds a premise to the knowledge base.

        :param premise: The statement representing the premise.
        :param is_true: Boolean value indicating whether the premise is true or false.
        """
        self.knowledge_base[premise] = is_true

    def deduce(self, conclusion: str) -> bool:
        """
        Attempts to deduce the given conclusion based on the current knowledge base.

        :param conclusion: The statement representing the desired conclusion.
        :return: True if the conclusion can be derived from the premises, False otherwise.
        """
        # Example simplistic logic for deduction
        premises = list(self.knowledge_base.keys())
        
        def is_implied(premises_left: List[str], target: str) -> bool:
            if not premises_left:
                return target in self.knowledge_base  # Check directly from knowledge base
            premise = premises_left[0]
            rest = premises_left[1:]
            implication = f"{premise} -> {target}"
            inverse_implication = f"~{premise} -> ~{target}"  # Simple logical equivalence

            if (premise in self.knowledge_base and not is_implied(rest, target)) or \
               (~premise in self.knowledge_base and is_implied(rest, target)):
                return True
            else:
                return False
        
        return is_implied(list(self.knowledge_base.keys()), conclusion)


# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    engine = ReasoningEngine()
    engine.add_knowledge("A", True)
    engine.add_knowledge("~B -> A", True)  # If not B, then A

    print(engine.deduce("A"))  # Should return True
    print(engine.deduce("B"))  # Should return False based on the provided premises
```