Why not A
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hannahnaylor5
· started 2019-10-10 01:06
· last activity 2019-10-11 00:45
· 2 replies
After diagramming A & C, I'm having a hard time seeing how they are different. Don't the premises in each invoke the contrapositive to arrive at the conclusion?
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Irina
· 2019-10-10 04:35
@hannahnaylor5,
The issue with (A) is that the condition in the premise is different from the one in the conclusion -"performed by a highly skilled surgeon" is not the same as "properly performed." In fact, it is possible that both of these conditions are true - the surgery has been improperly performed by a highly skilled surgeon. The bottom line is since (A) conclusion is unsupported by the premises, we can conclude that the reasoning is different from the stimulus.
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hannahnaylor5
· 2019-10-11 00:45
Oh okay, I see that now. Thank you!
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