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- Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:01 pm
#95845
i'd like to point out that this is categorical not conditional.
you can transpose categorical into conditional, but understanding categorical logic makes questions like these WAY easier to understand
propositions
all B is A
no B is L
inference
some A no L
paraphrase:
all basketball players are a-holes
no long-jumpers are basketball players
some bball players who are a-holes are not long-jumpers
so some a-holes are not long-jumpers
when there's a No S is P, you can flip that and retain the logical category
like if no dogs are happy, you can also say no happy things are dogs
you can't do the same with All S is P
like if all dogs are happy, you can't say that all happy things are dogs
the same switch can't be done with conditional statements. but knowing the difference between the logical functionalities of conditional and categorical propositions makes it a lot easier to understand these items on the LSAT
you can transpose categorical into conditional, but understanding categorical logic makes questions like these WAY easier to understand
propositions
all B is A
no B is L
inference
some A no L
paraphrase:
all basketball players are a-holes
no long-jumpers are basketball players
some bball players who are a-holes are not long-jumpers
so some a-holes are not long-jumpers
when there's a No S is P, you can flip that and retain the logical category
like if no dogs are happy, you can also say no happy things are dogs
you can't do the same with All S is P
like if all dogs are happy, you can't say that all happy things are dogs
the same switch can't be done with conditional statements. but knowing the difference between the logical functionalities of conditional and categorical propositions makes it a lot easier to understand these items on the LSAT