that darn interjected premise in Q4 absolutely sent me. 4/5 though so feeling good otherwise.

@tteokkim surgical explanation and i really appreciate it. you helped clarify some confusion working through this section. We may be looking at a conditional, but the quantifier is NOT conditional--it expresses an intersection. THANK YOU!

@JalisaM. yeah this one threw me for a loop too. It's very easy to read a little too quick and miss that the clause before "unless" is conditional. The reason it's so easy to miss (I believe) is because the subject (sale of merchandise) appears at the end of clause one, while the predicate ("no restrictions should be placed on...") sits at the beginning. I'll admit I didn't see it the first time, but if you think about it, this IS conditional.

Rule: If selling merchandise --> (then) no restrictions should be placed upon it

Exception: the merch could endanger innocent people.

Thank you for confirming I'm not the only one who got confused for a second on that one lol

@LiviaLSAT It is a group 4 indicator :) using the Rule +Exception Framework, we get the following:

Rule: Pandas Relocated --> /Prosper (negating prosper here is the group 4 translation rule)

Exception: Poachers driven out

your instincts were correct!

@lawyergirl27 they are necessary conditions! that's why they appear on the right side of the arrow.

"action morally good (SUFFICIENT)--> benefits another (NECESSARY) & performed with intention (NECESSARY)"

@dancingqueen138 I don't think the content in parentheses is fact, it's more mapping the information onto to something concrete so it's easier to parse the comparative. the emphasis is on the "rights of future generations vs the rights of any presently living individual." The argument doesn't tell us what presently living individuals would do, but assuming some kind of action can help pick up on what is being actually compared.

@AlyssaInvernizzi what helped me understand why I answered this incorrectly is to imagine the comparative in this question like it's from a news report about household energy usage during a cold snap. The lines immediately preceding the sentence would establish that the newscaster is comparing the indoor temps that people were accustomed to, versus indoor temps now.

That at least helped me see where I went wrong interpreting the question.