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PT114.S4.Q6
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Monday, Mar 30 2020

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In the video, JY said B, if negated, would go against the argument. However, I have noticed another assumption in the argument: A computer can be as good as a human expert only if they imitate the way human experts store information. It seems to me that C is necessary only if this is assumed since computers can still be worse than human experts if what they require to achieve the same level of expertise is totally different. Are we supposed to test if an assumption is necessary with another assumption on mind? Is there anyone who can clear it up for me?

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When it comes to necessary/sufficient assumption questions, I used to intuitively get to the right answer. As I am now forcing myself to apply consistent process, I am a bit confused as to how the rules apply. I understand that as a rule of thumb, question stems that feature 'depend on' require necessary assumptions, and those featuring 'properly drawn' require sufficient assumptions. I just wonder where do sufficient-and-necessary assumptions belong? #help#

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PT102.S2.Q15
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Friday, May 15 2020

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I chose A based on the first sentence of it. I chose it because the fact that crocuses do not bloom for more than a few weeks each year makes the observation of crocuses with unopened blossoms an unreliable indicator of the temperature being below 2-degree celsius. Do we need to operate under the assumption that during the times when crocuses do not bloom they also don't produce mature but unopened blossoms?

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