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Some people think that in every barrel of politicians there are only a few rotten ones. But if deceit is a quality o...

rinavaleriano February 16, 2020

I had a different set up

Why didn't you diagram it as such, when there are two s&n indication words (if and all)? D -> R EP -> R

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shunhe February 18, 2020

Hi @rinavaleriano,

Thanks for the question! If I’m understanding it correctly, it seems like you’re diagramming

deceit —> rottenness
effective politicians —> rotten

but that’s not exactly what the statement is saying. The statement is saying “if X, then Y” (we can leave out the bit about the “I believe” for now). In other words, it’s actually

deceit is a quality of rottenness —> effective politicians are rotten

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

ibrmdz December 21, 2020

Hi @Shunhe

Now that you mention that, it seems that's the problem I've been coming across with when going through the stimulus. I usually end up doing something completely different because I diagram every "if" and "all" statements, but from what you're saying is that I don't have to diagram those statements all the time. Would you be able to explain how to get better at doing this?