#6 - A politician can neither be reelected nor avoid censure

[Canada101]

The stimulus says: A politican can neither be reelected nor avoid censure by his or her colleagues if that politican is known to be involved in any serious scandals.

My question is: Shouldn't the diagram contain OR and not "+" because the conditional statement included "Nor"?


Thank you

[Adam Tyson]

Even though "nor" and "or" look and sound a lot alike, they have very different meanings, Canada101. A "neither/nor" construction means not this AND not that. Think of how you might use the word "neither" in normal conversation:

Host: Would you like coffee or tea?

You: Neither, thanks.

In this case, you've said no to coffee AND no to tea. In essence, your response was that you will have neither coffee nor tea.

[salgado145]

what is the contrapositive of the diagram

Serious Scandal -----> reelected + not avoid censure

I diagrammed the following
not reelected or avoid censure ----> serious scandals

I am not sure if I am diagramming correctly . thank you

[salgado145]

what is the contrapositive of the diagram

Serious Scandal -----> reelected + not avoid censure

I diagrammed the following
not reelected or avoid censure ----> not serious scandals

I am not sure if I am diagramming correctly . thank you

[Luke Haqq]

Hi salgado145!

Your diagram is close. Just one small adjustment: the "serious scandals" should be negated for it to reflect the contrapositive.