Conditions

[CChen13]

So the conditionals I use are different from the ones in powerscore...
E.G.:
#12 on page 128:
I put: C-->RV which is if you are a citizen, you have the right to vote. Is this damagingly different from C-->(crossed out) DRV?

[Steve Stein]

Hi CChen13,

In some cases, small differences in a double negative won't stop you from getting the right answer, but you need to be careful.

If for example, all of the rooms in a hotel are either painted or unpainted, and I say that a room is not unpainted, that is the same as saying that the room is painted. If, however, I say that based on what I know, I cannot deny the truth of a given claim, that is not the same as saying that the claim is true (it's possible that I am unable to confirm or deny the truth of the claim).

I would recommend that you err on the side of caution, and you will find that the more conditional reasoning questions you do, the more comfortable you will be with the reasoning.

I hope that's helpful! Please let me know whether this is clear--thanks!

~Steve