what do we do with two 'some' statements?
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nmart221
· started 2019-11-08 22:41
· last activity 2019-11-12 23:43
· 1 reply
I know now that you cannot connect two 'some' statements. But if you have two and there is a sufficient and necessary statement that can connect to both, do you just make multiple conclusions for the multiple 'some' statements?
ej.
PD (pleasant dicposition) -some- P(parrot) ==> SW&P
or
TAO (trmendous affection to Owner) -some- P (parrot) ==> SW&P
thank you!
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BenMingov
· 2019-11-12 23:43
Hi Nmart221, thanks for the question!
Combining some statements, while possible, will not produce any inferences.
For example: A -some- B
B -some- C
Evidently, the two statements are connected through B, which is necessary in the first diagram and sufficient in the second.
However, combining the statements to produce the following: A -some- B -some- C, does not produce any inferences that we can use.
We do not know that A -some- C, or vice-versa.
Hope this helps!
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