Key to Sufficient Assumptions Questions(I promise this works)

olaeboda

Hey guys just wanted to impart some wisdom. Sufficient Assumptions questions are easy if you follow this 4 step process.

1.Identify Conclusion/Understand it

1. Identify Premise/Understand it

2. Isolate the Conclusion(Important)

3. Anticipate a Trigger that would force the the conclusion to happen

Instead of thinking about SA questions like you need to fill in the blank. Think of them like a handgun. All you need to do is pull the trigger. All SA is a pull of the Trigger/or a push of the roller coaster button. Once you start to think like this they become so easy.

DM me with any questions if this helped

Markmark

Hey I think this is a neat approach, what about for premise chain SA questions? Ie you have 3 premises, or an "and" or "or" premise set leading to a conclusion. Also what if you have a conditional conclusion? Can you provide examples please? I know for sure your approach would work with easier SA questions where you can separate the Ps and C clearly.

Wherefromcovid

Hello “anticipating the trigger” that’s where the problem lies.
How to do that fast and accurately ?> @olaeboda said:

Hey guys just wanted to impart some wisdom. Sufficient Assumptions questions are easy if you follow this 4 step process.

1.Identify Conclusion/Understand it

1. Identify Premise/Understand it

2. Isolate the Conclusion(Important)

3. Anticipate a Trigger that would force the the conclusion to happen

Instead of thinking about SA questions like you need to fill in the blank. Think of them like a handgun. All you need to do is pull the trigger. All SA is a pull of the Trigger/or a push of the roller coaster button. Once you start to think like this they become so easy.

DM me with any questions if this helped

olaeboda

@Markmark That is why it is imperative to understand the premises. If you understand the premises you can come up with Sufficient assumptions from each of the premises.

@Wherefromcovid I know this is going to sound harsh but practice. You have to get comfortable doing it then it becomes second nature

Markmark

I like what you said about being able to pull a SA from each premise, there was a really hard PSA question where you had to pull 2 SAs from 2 separate premises for the right answer. The difficulty can still lie in seeing what the premises and conclusion even are but ya I agree with your analysis!