Question #1574

2nd conclusion

Started by joseorellana · started 2019-11-02 21:03 · last activity 2019-11-04 18:15 · 2 replies

So when combining the two most statements would it like: HS-some-SS-most-OW and then we infer that HS-some-OW?

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  1. Skylar · 2019-11-03 15:52

    @joseorellana Happy to help! We are given two most statements: (1) SS - most - HS (2) SS - most - GS We know that we can make a valid deduction when we have two most statements with the left side in common in order to say "right side - some - other right side." Therefore, we can deduct: HS - some - GS The passage also tells us "all students who go to graduate school are overworked." We can diagram this as: GS -> OW. So now we have a some statement and an S -> N statement. We know that we can make a valid deduction between these two statements if they have the S condition in common, so that the arrow would be pointing away from the quantifier. We can think about this as: HS - some - GS -> OW. Therefore, we conclude: HS - some - OW. Some happy students are overworked (B). Does this make sense? Please let us know if you have any additional questions!

  2. joseorellana · 2019-11-04 18:15

    makes sense thank you for clarifying I overlooked the exception!

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