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diagramming "should" statements

thedramallamathedramallama Member
in Logical Reasoning 103 karma

hi guys,

if a conditional statement says something like, "if i win the game, I should buy a toy", how do I diagram this out? Is it even diagrammable? If so, how would this work, since it's not a certainty expression?

Thank you!

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  • ChardiggityChardiggity Alum Member
    336 karma

    Anyone else feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you'd just include the "should" as part of your necessary condition. It would be:
    WG -->SBT
    which would make the contrapositive:
    /SBT --> /WG
    or "If I should not buy a toy, then I didn't win the game" A little awkward-sounding but logically valid.

  • Lucas CarterLucas Carter Alum Member ⭐
    2798 karma

    @Chardiggity said:
    Anyone else feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you'd just include the "should" as part of your necessary condition. It would be:
    WG -->SBT
    which would make the contrapositive:
    /SBT --> /WG
    or "If I should not buy a toy, then I didn't win the game" A little awkward-sounding but logically valid.

    I agree!

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