This game feels broken
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EugeneC
· started 2020-06-16 02:17
· last activity 2021-03-24 01:13
· 3 replies
Each doctor is at EXACTLY one clinic, no more no less
Ls>Nr^Pr
Nr>Or
Pr>Ks^Os
Combining these 3 rules gives you this
Ls>Nr^Pr>Or^Ks^Os
Or^Os must be false because each doctor has to be at EXACTLY one clinic.
Am I missing something?
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Skylar
· 2020-06-16 17:01
@EugeneC, happy to help!
In this specific game, I suggest looking at the rules individually rather than trying to combine them, especially with compound statements. The game still works, and you may notice that none of our scenarios throughout the game place L in S, thereby avoiding the issue altogether.
Each doctor (JKLNOP) is in exactly one of the two clinics.
1: J(s) -> K(r)
K(s) -> J(r)
2: J(r) -> O(s)
O(r) -> J(s)
3: L(s) -> N(r) and P(r)
N(s) or P(s) -> L(r)
4: N(r) -> O(r)
O(s) -> N(s)
5: P(r) -> K(s) and O(s)
K(r) or O(r) -> P(s)
This question tells us that P is at R.
r: P
s:
Our first step should be to look through our individual rules for statements where P(r) is the sufficient condition. Rule #5 says that if we have P(r), we must also have K(s) and O(s).
r: P
s: KO
Now we should look for statements where either K(s) or O(s) are sufficient. The contrapositive of Rule #1 says that if we have K(s), we must also have J(r). The contrapositive of Rule #4 says that if we have O(s), we must also have N(s).
r: PJ
s: KON
Lastly, we should look for statements where either J(r) or N(s) are sufficient. Rule #2 says that if we have J(r), we must also have O(s). We already have this placed. The contrapositive of Rule #3 says if we have N(s), we must also have L(r).
r: PJL
s: KON
This is our final diagram for the question, which makes (A) correct.
Does that make sense? Hope it helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions!
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Connie-Ticho
· 2020-07-15 13:33
When I looked at the conditions and noticed that this didn't seem to make sense, I listed L as going into R on my diagram because
I knew that it couldn't go into S without the game not making sense. Would this have been okay?
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heyitsnattt
· 2021-03-24 01:13
Why did you reverse all the rules rather than reverse and negate ?
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