Transferred -> profitable NOT profitable (A)-> not transferred (B) Therefore Most jazz will not be transferred (jazz(C) –m-> not transferred(B)) Because few jazz are played on the radios So usually, you’d link Jazz (C)-> not profitable (A). But notice that there is a most. So we can’t. A...

Let's say there are two species of animals: Dogs versus Wolves (according to google, they aren't the same species... but don't ask me why.) Let's say they cannot interbreed. They are also physically the same. Theory T - categorize with physical features only With T, the result is dog and wolves are ...

I tried to simply the thinking a bit: From the study, you learn that when cause is present (bulge), the effect is not (no pain). Weird eh? It says usually, people would associate the cause with the effect. Yet here, the effect isn't occurring. So the author is like, well then the cause must not be a...

Fiction published –m-> submitted by agents Fiction published –rest-> request authors Nonfiction attention given or published -> from a renowned figure or request author A. Unrequested manuscripts –m-> not given serious attention. Nothing inferable from unrequested manuscript. B. Publishe...

Put simply: A->B Thus, /A SA: /B Into words if love refers to feeling -> promise make no sense Thus, no one should refer love to feelings SA: should not make promise that make no sense: D A. who cares about control and other feelings B. should not make promise to do something that is not withi...

Joggers were divided into two equal groups Group A: stretched - same effect Group B: no stretch - same effect Yet the effect is the same between them, and that is the same number of injuries. Thus, stretching doesn't prevent jogging. necessary assumption: group A and B are comparable. if they are no...

Last year, there were more books sold than any. Specifically, more cookbooks than ever. For the first time, most cookbooks were not intended for beginners, but were bought by professionals. However, one of the few books available is a cookbook written for beginners, called PFC. Absolute amount of co...

It’s a premise that supports the conclusion. Or at least part of. A. Premise that combined with other, guarantees falsity of F’s assertion. Doesn’t guarantee falsity though B. Not to support the other premise C. Doesn’t question F’s credibility D. Intended to cast doubt on F’s hypothesis by question...

It is not true that native birds rich population is due to lack of competition Because evidence suggest that mammals existed on the island where the birds are. Assumes: if there is evidence to suggest mammals, then birds had competition Overlooks the possibility that even if the evidence suggest mam...

Why is it that dentist recommend chewing gum with sugar Even though he also recommends brushing teeth after meal to remove the sugar? There is a disadvantage to leaving the sugar and chewing gum can do more even though the gum itself has sugar? There must be some advantage to chewing gum. In fact, t...

Can someone comment on my approach to the question? Question: B [scientific research will be properly channeled] whenever A [those who decide which research to fund give due weight to the scientific merits of all propsed research]. But C [when government agencies control these funding decisions], D ...

Can someone check this? Tears have X Stress cause X (stress -> x) Crying means removal of X (crying -> removal of X) So crying reduces stress (crying -> removal of x -> reduce stress) Stress cause X does not mean that removal of X causes removal of stress. Fire causes burned skin (fire -...

Licensing records show that there are a lot of X registered to FH neighborhoods compared to other neighborhoods. So if you find a stray X near FH, it’s likely that it belongs to someone there. But it doesn’t have to belong right? You can have something registered there but belong to someone else whe...

Conclusion: large cars are safer relative to small cars
Because they have a lower percentage of people getting hurt.

Weaken: what makes it unlikely that large cars are safer relative to small cars?
D: large cars get into accidents a lot more than smaller cars!

This is a red herring?

To put things into perspective so that it will hopefully be easier to understand: The US government does a poor job of subsidizing elections. Clinton has to seek the support of wealthy bankers to fund her election because of that. So it's possible that the beliefs Clinton holds will be compromised b...

this is red herring!

To simplify: A (elected) -> B (not support) C (understand) -> B (not support) ____________________________________ A (elected) -> C (understand) Form: A->B C->B _____ A->C The assumption is B -> C Because if that is explicitly stated, you can chain the premises together into the...

The way I saw it: A -> B ______ C -> B sufficient assumption: C-> A (because C->A->B = C->B) [btw, pretty standard form for SA questions. Just like A->B Thus A->C. Assumption is B->C ] A = not expect good outweigh bad B = rational C = do not bother Not expect good outweigh...