Daily Drills 11 - Section 11 - Question 4

P: X → CP: ?C: A–some–C

emerynichole May 16, 2019

Confused

I'm confused on how to solve these A not x questions. Where can I figure out how to solve these questions?

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Ravi May 17, 2019

@emerynichole,

Happy to help. The lesson on quantifiers in the curriculum is an
excellent resource for gaining familiarity with solving these types of
problems. Reviewing that lesson will undoubtedly help a lot.

In the meantime, let's take a look at this question.

P: X - >C (not C - >not X)
P:
C: A-some-C

We know that all Xs are Cs, and we need to add a premise to be able to
conclude that some As are Cs.

What if some As are Xs (A-some-X)? Well, if some As are Xs, and all Xs
are Cs, then we'd definitely be able to conclude that some As are Cs
(A-some-C).

P: X - >C (not C - >not X)
P: A-some-X
C: A-some-C

Thus, (A) is the correct answer choice.

Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any other questions!