C
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tomgbean
· started 2019-11-30 06:09
· last activity 2019-11-30 18:21
· 1 reply
Is C wrong because it uses sufficient necessary in its' conclusion?
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Irina
· 2019-11-30 18:21
@tomgbean,
There are a couple of issues with (C). First, the conclusion is conditional, whereas in the stimulus ~ A & ~ B is one of the premises, and second, it talks about a vaccine in general not a specific vaccine or a specific computer as in the stimulus, i.e. commonly used vaccine or intelligent computer. The argument discusses specific attributes of a variable with a certain characteristic, i.e. intelligent computer possesses X Y Z whereas (C) talks about a general concept - any vaccine.
The original argument can be diagrammed as:
I -> C v S v L
~ C & ~ S
I > C
versus (C)
V -> D v A v P
~D & ~ A -> P
Let me know if you have any other questions.
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