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PSAs and SAs

nathan.narangnathan.narang Core Member

What is the difference, can someone please enlighten me.

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  • Chris NguyenChris Nguyen Alum Member Administrator Sage 7Sage Tutor
    edited May 2022 4572 karma

    A sufficient assumption, if added as a premise to the argument is going to make the conclusion 100% true.

    Pseudo Sufficient Assumption questions aren't asking you for a sufficient assumption, but they're asking you for something that will most justify the conclusion—so it doesn't have to make the conclusion 100% true, but usually comes really, really close to it (hence the word pseudo).

    I like to think of PSAs kind of like really strong strengthen questions. The correct answer choice will make the conclusion very well supported, if not 100% supported, but it doesn't have to.

    You can see the difference in validity that these questions are testing you on with this video in the core curriculum:

    https://7sage.com/lesson/how-to-find-the-sufficient-assumption/

    Hope this helps!

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