#19 - No one in the French department to which Professor

[gwlsathelp]

Hi, I would like to know what the two independent premises are in answer D. I identified the independent premises clearly in the stimulus, but answer D does not. How would you approach understanding this?

I read this question as

New buildings + Public spaces Not taxed in specific timeframe
New buildingAlton + Public spaceAlton not taxed next year/not taxed during specific timeframe

For me, the method of reasoning was a conjoined variable repeat form.

[Robert Carroll]

gw,

The statements before the comma in answer choice (D) are two different premises. Your diagram of the second premise isn't consistent with your diagram of the first: the second premise doesn't mention "public space", and if "Alton" is to be a subscript of the first conjunct of the sufficient condition of the conditional, then the first premise could just have been written:

New buildingspublic spaces Not taxed in specific timeframe

Ultimately, neither way is incorrect, but they have to be consistently applied.

Robert Carroll

[Dancingbambarina]

I converted all statements for the purpose of conditional reasoning. Is this process assumed in your answer choices? If not, how do you put away anxiety that conditional reasoning may be essential to the question as every statement is conditional barring the conclusion ?

[Stephanie Oswalt]

I converted all statements for the purpose of conditional reasoning. Is this process assumed in your answer choices? If not, how do you put away anxiety that conditional reasoning may be essential to the question as every statement is conditional barring the conclusion ?

Hi! I have moved your post to the thread discussing this topic. Please review the official explanation and discussion starting on page 1: viewtopic.php?f=647&t=6244. Thanks!

[Dave Killoran]

I converted all statements for the purpose of conditional reasoning. Is this process assumed in your answer choices? If not, how do you put away anxiety that conditional reasoning may be essential to the question as every statement is conditional barring the conclusion ?

No, it's not assumed in discussion. Diagramming is an individual choice, not an overall law that always has to occur. In this problem while the premises diagram fairly easily, the conclusion can be hard for some people to represent, which slows them down.

The question about anxiety is one that comes with experience. The more problems you do, the more you begin to understand and recognize when conditionality is going to be key to the problem. This one starts out strong, but that conclusion just uses that information in a way that didn't make me think I needed to diagram it. It's like driving--over time you begin to recognize situations that are a cause for concern, and others that are not.

Thanks!