Can't Conclude with a Sufficient Premise

Started by ZackWVan · started 2020-06-19 16:44 · last activity 2020-06-19 21:22 · 1 reply

To do questions like this faster, could't we already conclude the argument was flawed due to it concludes with a sufficient premise and then look for a parallel argument with that flaw? I did that and was correct in my answer choice, But I want to make sure it wasn't a fluke.

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  1. BenMingov · 2020-06-19 21:22

    Hi ZachWVan, thanks for the question. I think this argument actually tries to conclude using a necessary premise as its reason. If we look at the underlying structure here, A -> B, Since B, therefore A. In this way, you can match the structures relatively quickly and with a high degree of confidence. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions!

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