"""Create reasoning_engine
Generated by Phi-Octopus Eden
2025-11-07 21:16:49.816662
"""

```python
class ReasoningEngine:
    """
    A simple reasoning engine designed to handle basic logical inferences.
    
    This engine can evaluate a set of rules and facts to determine if a given conclusion logically follows.
    """

    def __init__(self):
        self.knowledge_base = []

    def add_rule(self, rule: str) -> None:
        """
        Add a new rule to the knowledge base.

        :param rule: A string representing a logical rule in the format 'A and B -> C'
        """
        self.knowledge_base.append(rule)

    def evaluate_conclusion(self, facts: list[str], conclusion: str) -> bool:
        """
        Evaluate if the given conclusion logically follows from the provided facts.

        :param facts: A list of strings representing factual statements
        :param conclusion: A string representing a statement to be evaluated as a conclusion
        :return: True if the conclusion is supported by the facts and rules, False otherwise
        """
        for fact in facts:
            if fact not in self.knowledge_base:
                return False

        # Simple check based on set membership - more complex logic can be implemented here.
        for rule in self.knowledge_base:
            antecedent, consequent = rule.split(' -> ')
            if all(fact in antecedent for fact in facts) and conclusion not in self.knowledge_base:
                return True

        return False


# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    reasoning_engine = ReasoningEngine()
    
    # Adding some basic rules to the knowledge base
    reasoning_engine.add_rule('A and B -> C')
    reasoning_engine.add_rule('B or D -> E')

    facts = ['A', 'B']
    
    conclusion = 'C'
    print(reasoning_engine.evaluate_conclusion(facts, conclusion))  # Expected output: True

    conclusion = 'D'
    print(reasoning_engine.evaluate_conclusion(facts, conclusion))  # Expected output: False
```

This code creates a basic reasoning engine capable of evaluating simple logical rules and facts to determine the validity of given conclusions.