PT1.S4.Q24 - a society in which there are

Michelle H.Michelle H. Alum Member
edited May 2017 in Logical Reasoning 38 karma

The answer for this question is E. I don't think any of the answers really have a logic structure that parallels to that of the stimulus. For the stimulus I got:

CA--> P
CA some MR
therefore, P some MR

For E I got:
SP some TP
SO some TP
therefore SO --> SP

I won't exactly say they are parallel, though E is the closest answer I guess.
Any thoughts on this?

Comments

  • Freddy_DFreddy_D Core Member ⭐
    2983 karma

    "since" reveals the conclusion to be

    SP some P

    the remaining are all premises:

    SO some P
    and
    SO ----> SP

    Organized in this manner allows it to match the stim perfectly

  • akistotleakistotle Member ⭐ 🍌🍌
    9382 karma

    As @Freddy_D says, "since" introduces the premise. So (E) can be diagrammed like this

    (E)
    SO —> SP
    SO <-s->TP
    ——
    SP <-s-> TP

    Stimulus says:

    CA —> P
    CA <-s-> MR
    ——
    P <-s-> MR

    It matches (E) perfectly.

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