Hi everyone,
I am on Lesson 17 of 59 in the Intro to Logic (under the Starter course). I am still not fully understanding how "the only" works. For example,
The only kids with messy hair are the kids with brown eyes.Translation: If you are a kid with messy hair, then you have brown eyes.
Why would it be incorrect to say, "If you are a kid with brown eyes, then you have messy hair"?
Is it because "the only" modifies kids with messy hair (meaning that ONLY kids with messy hair have brown eyes)?
I am also not understanding the Y's "calling back" to the Xs.
Also, why is it that in the sentence "Kids with brown eyes are the only kids with messy hair." X is tied to "the only kids"? In other words, why isn't it in the same position that it was before?
Why does X refer back to Y in this case?
Why is it that if you have messy hair, then you have brown eyes (and not the other way around)??? I really don't understand.
I would appreciate your help (in layman's terms ha ha).
-Amanda
Hello! That happened to me as well. Thanks for your input. I called the bank and we were able to resolve it.