Selena claims to have psychic powers. ββ ββ ββ ββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ βββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββββββ
The authorβs conclusion means the following:
If we find out that Selena does have psychic powers, then we will determine that itβs possible to have psychic powers. And, if we find out that Selena does NOT have psychic powers, then we will determine that itβs NOT possible to have psychic powers.
This conclusion is based on nothing more than the fact that Selena claims to have psychic powers.
If Selena has psychic powers, then itβs inherently true that having psychic powers is possible.
But if Selena doesnβt have psychic powers, that doesnβt necessarily prove that itβs impossible to have psychic powers. After all, what if someone else besides Selena could have psychic powers.
So to make the argument valid, we want to establish that if Selena doesnβt have psychic powers, itβs impossible to have psychic powers. In other words, we want to know that nobody else can have psychic powers if Selena doesnβt have them.
The conclusion drawn above follows βββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββ
No one else βββ βββ ββββ βββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββββββ
If it is ββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββ βββββ
It is possible ββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββ βββββββ
If Selena's claim βββββ βββ ββ ββ ββββββ ββ ββββ βββ ββββ βββββββ ββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββββββ
We will not ββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ ββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ βββββ
