@AmelieClarke Appreciate the response, this was helpful. Looks like I was probably overthinking things. Thanks!

So like... if Elias arrived 17 minutes after the last bell, but he had a doctor's note or something. Some OTHER instance or possibility could be true in which he is arriving 5 minutes past the last bell but would not be considered late. In visual terms, he could be within the larger circle (more than 5 minutes after the bell), while not being in the smaller circle (cited as late).

"Only a sith formal logic deals in absolutes..."

I'm curious what others thing regarding social media; in the past couple of years I've gradually removed myself from essentially all social media platforms (except for LinkedIn - does that count?). It's been an effort to reduce my screen time and improve mental health. If an admissions counselor is looking for my socials, and finds nothing, does it come off like I'm intentionally hiding something or trying to cover up a compromising character evaluation? I'm probably overthinking it, but I get why it would come off as odd for someone find very little online presence.

@KhyberBabak I believe its because the claims following the source are reporting from "scientists," not the author. The author makes a claim in the first sentence, but does not follow this up with any subsequent claims; they are just reporting content from another source. All following sentences refer to what the scientists are saying rather than what the author is purporting ("scientists theorize"/"scientists concluded"/"they further concluded"). I'm not sure if that's exactly why, because I also thought the same thing about the first sentence having support from the following sentences, but that's my best guess.

I guess the way I'm interpreting it is: a) Disney argument must be true granted all claims, b) Tiger argument is likely to be true as the claim is generalized to include an example, and c) Trash argument may be true, as there are claims which loosely support the hypothesis (conclusion) and produces a general and largely interpretable argument. In comparison to Disney, which has absolutes claims extensive and "cooperative" enough to make only one outcome true, Trash presents a plausible argument with less premises to ascertain an absolute.

Hi, Aidan from Detroit MI, I majored in PoliSci. Just moved home from NYC, looking forward to getting started studying for the exam in August :D