Does the Order of Statements Mean Anything?

[Yessir]

Hello,

I was just curious as to whether there was a specific order in how the Chain is formed in Chpt 6.

Pg. 191 has it A - B - C, while it seems like pg. 191 has it C - B - A.

If someone could help clarify that and let me know if the order makes a difference or not, it would be helpful. Thanks!

[Nikki Siclunov]

Hi Yessir,

Thanks for your question, and welcome to the Forum!

To clarify, you're wondering if there is any difference between the manner in which we arrived at the diagrams on page 191 vs. page 193. There is not. The order in which the conditional relationships are presented in the stimulus has no syllogistic effect on the conditional chain that they eventually create. To connect two conditional relationships, we need the sufficient condition in one of them to function as a necessary condition in the other. The mere order in which these relationships are originally presented is of absolutely no relevance to this process.

If I misunderstood your question, please don't hesitate to elaborate on it or ask for further clarification

Thanks,