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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...

dianalazar May 14, 2020

Diagram question

Why is "They must be deceitful in order to do the job properly." diagrammed as JP --> D? Shouldn't it be D-->JB?

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SamA May 15, 2020

Hello @dianalazar,

"Must be" is the language of a necessary condition. In other words, it is required. "Deceitful" by itself does not guarantee that the job will be done properly, which is why (D ---> JP) is incorrect. It is not a sufficient condition.

Maybe it will make more sense if I rephrase the sentence. "The job will be done properly only if they are deceitful." This has the exact same meaning, and "only if" introduces a necessary condition.
JP ---> D
not D ---> not JP