There is a typo in the written explanation "Answer choice C":
The explanation doesn't match the question provided:
C: If a university class involves extensive lab work, the class will be conducted in a laboratory; otherwise, it will be conducted in a normal classroom. Thus, if a university class is conducted in a normal classroom, it will not be conducted in a laboratory.
Domain: university class
Rule: lab-work → laboratory
Rule: /lab-work → classroom
_________________________
classroom → /lab-work
This conclusion should read: classroom → /laboratory
Tip that has worked for me: tie the concepts together. 15 cents becomes laboratory, 10 cents becomes normal classroom. Read the conclusion of the answer and then match it to the stimulus
One way to speed up this question that helped me was understanding that the two conditionals had to involve rooms that being the laboratory and the regular room.From there you can narrow it down even quicker
Correct answer should match this pattern. All the answer choices have similar premises but different conclusions. Hunt for the conclusion that satisfies the conclusion pattern from the diagram above.
took me 12 + min first round and got it wrong, watched the first couple of minutes of explantion and he recommended kicking the idea in the domain- went back again and did that, and got it right.
In my shallow dip, I saw C was logically equivalent was 100% confident about it, and moved on.
But I see now how the ACs can be tricky... E is "more similar" in reasoning structure than C. So for the future, we still need to dip all the answers...
For those who got the right answer what's the right way to approach this? I got it right out of sheer luck and when I look at this q again i don't know if i can replicate that.
@tar What I did was identify the key words (any) and highlight those sections. I noticed the structure of the conclusion (the second premise was listed before the first premise) and looked for the one that matched that structure.
Example: "... that does not cost 10 cents a minute costs 15 cents a minute..." In the premises, the 15 cents was listed BEFORE 10 cents. The conclusion flipped it around. It also basically says, "if not this, then it's this. No if's, and's or but's."
What matched this structure was E. "...if a university class is not conducted in a normal classroom, it will be conducted in a laboratory..."
This personally worked for me and I hope I was able to simplify it as best as possible!
TLDR: the premises on the AC's for this question were all the same. Look at the structure of the conclusion on the stimulus, and check which AC has a similar structure.
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this one was a bit tricky for me, but I got it right on the BR:)
I am actually pretty good with these questions. They do take a fatty minute to think about, but I am so slay. I can do anything!
took wayyyyyy to long
Why isn't it 15-->/10 since it says does not cost 10 cents which makes it a Group 4 Negation?
Damn I always get it right during BR
There is a typo in the written explanation "Answer choice C":
The explanation doesn't match the question provided:
C: If a university class involves extensive lab work, the class will be conducted in a laboratory; otherwise, it will be conducted in a normal classroom. Thus, if a university class is conducted in a normal classroom, it will not be conducted in a laboratory.
Domain: university class
Rule: lab-work → laboratory
Rule: /lab-work → classroom
_________________________
classroom → /lab-work
This conclusion should read: classroom → /laboratory
NOT: classroom → /lab-work
So does this mean negation is something that we worry about?
Tip that has worked for me: tie the concepts together. 15 cents becomes laboratory, 10 cents becomes normal classroom. Read the conclusion of the answer and then match it to the stimulus
got this right in blind review but was still over the time limit by a minute and a half, these are going to be a struggle
unbearable question type ngl
I will never understand these questions
One way to speed up this question that helped me was understanding that the two conditionals had to involve rooms that being the laboratory and the regular room.From there you can narrow it down even quicker
to understand these a arrow b things which lesson do i go back to? is it formal logic? i struggle with NA and these chain things.. sigh #help
@Arthurxx conditional reasoning and causal relationships in foundations
Stimulus Diagram:
A --> B
not A --> C
--------------
not C --> B
Correct answer should match this pattern. All the answer choices have similar premises but different conclusions. Hunt for the conclusion that satisfies the conclusion pattern from the diagram above.
I got the right answer but did the lawgic differently, where the stimulus was:
A --> B
A--> C
----------
~C --> B
Would this still work? I still got the parallel answer choice from E.
how much caffeine do i need to hit this in the suggested time and why is it 900mg?
how the hell do i do this faster
took me 12 + min first round and got it wrong, watched the first couple of minutes of explantion and he recommended kicking the idea in the domain- went back again and did that, and got it right.
got it right but terrified of the time
These questions are a huge time sink.
cheeky b smh
In my shallow dip, I saw C was logically equivalent was 100% confident about it, and moved on.
But I see now how the ACs can be tricky... E is "more similar" in reasoning structure than C. So for the future, we still need to dip all the answers...
For those who got the right answer what's the right way to approach this? I got it right out of sheer luck and when I look at this q again i don't know if i can replicate that.
@tar What I did was identify the key words (any) and highlight those sections. I noticed the structure of the conclusion (the second premise was listed before the first premise) and looked for the one that matched that structure.
Example: "... that does not cost 10 cents a minute costs 15 cents a minute..." In the premises, the 15 cents was listed BEFORE 10 cents. The conclusion flipped it around. It also basically says, "if not this, then it's this. No if's, and's or but's."
What matched this structure was E. "...if a university class is not conducted in a normal classroom, it will be conducted in a laboratory..."
This personally worked for me and I hope I was able to simplify it as best as possible!
TLDR: the premises on the AC's for this question were all the same. Look at the structure of the conclusion on the stimulus, and check which AC has a similar structure.
I got it right despite me taking 3.5 minutes, so hopefully I can start working on my time and solidifying my skills.
hohoho im getting it now i understand it now