A new screening test has been developed for syndrome Q. ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ β ββββββββ βββ ββββββββ β ββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ βββ βββββ βββββββ βββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ
The author concludes that Justine has syndrome Q. He supports this by saying that if someone has syndrome Q, they test positive, and Justine tested positive.
This is the cookie-cutter flaw of confusing necessary and sufficient conditions. The author treats βpositiveβ as sufficient for βsyndrome Q,β but according to his premises, βpositiveβ is necessary.
In other words, just because Justine tested positive doesnβt necessarily mean that she has syndrome Q. She might just have had a false positive test.
Analysis by EleanorRoberts
Which one of the following ββββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ β ββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ
It confuses the βββββ ββββ β βββββββ ββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββ βββ βββββ ββββ βββ βββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββ βββ βββ βββββββββ
It makes a βββββββ βββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ β βββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββββ βββββββββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ
It fails to ββββββββββ βββββββββββ βββββββ β ββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ β βββ ββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ
It confuses a βββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ β ββββ βββ ββββββββ β ββ ββ βββββββββ βββββ ββ βββββββββββ ββββ β βββββββ βββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββ β ββββββ βββββββββββ
It confuses the ββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββ β ββββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββ βββ βββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ