Hi 7Sages,

I have a confusion in representing "if then must" conditions.

Suppose there is a sentence given as :

If N is not selected then T must be selected .

So, is the representation like this?

not N -> T

contrapositive is

not T -> N

If here, N is satisfied then does the rule drops away and does T becomes a floater ?

Since there is a 'must' keyword involved..I am confused.

Please clarify this.

Thank you.

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4 comments

  • Wednesday, Mar 28 2018

    Thanks everyone for clarifying the doubt. I understood that 'must' and 'can' could be substituted with 'is' and the same rules follows. :)

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  • Tuesday, Mar 27 2018

    Looks good. You could substitute “is” for “must be” if that is useful.

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  • Sunday, Mar 25 2018

    Yes you are correct.

    /N->T

    /T->N

    The "if" signals a sufficient condition and the must signals a necessary condition. Your application of satisfying N in the contrapositive example is spot on too. By satisfying the necessary condition, you make the sufficient (T) a floater.

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  • Sunday, Mar 25 2018

    Everything you've written looks correct to me! And, yes, assuming there are no other rules bearing on "T," if "N" is satisfied, "T" becomes a floater.

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