PT71.S3.Q24 - If concrete is poured while

GETREQTLSATGETREQTLSAT Member
edited September 2019 in Logical Reasoning 65 karma

Okay so for this question I got it right but would have taken way less time if I understood something. I've been doing logic for a while but this one got me a little tripped.

If

A--> (C or D)

we can contra to /C--> (/A or D)??

I thought we could have to do it as such

A-->/C-->D

/A or /C-->D

/C or /A-->D

C-->/A --> D

C--> (A or D).

Where am I going wrong?

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Comments

  • Pride Only HurtsPride Only Hurts Alum Member
    2186 karma

    Contra would be /C and /D -> /A

    A and /C -> D is correct but it’s not the contrapositive.

    You can’t do /A or /C -> D because once you negate the sufficient condition your rule falls away.

  • GETREQTLSATGETREQTLSAT Member
    65 karma

    Thanks so much!

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