"It would be very hard for a man to live with me unless he's terribly strong."– Coco Chanel
laynawatson09June 8, 2020
Unless
I was taught that Unless introduces a negated sufficient statement and I have received correct answers on other questions like this, using that mindset. I am quite confused.
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It seems like you've confused and combined both steps somewhere along the way.
To clarify, 'unless' introduces a necessary condition. You must then take the other part of the conditional statement, negate it, and make it the sufficient condition.
Let's go through this example together.
"It would be very hard for a man to live with me unless he's terribly strong."
'Unless' precedes "terribly strong." Therefore, this is the necessary condition.
_ --> TS
The other part of the statement is "very hard for a man to live with me" (VH2L). This is the sufficient condition. But remember we have to negate this.
Therefore, our diagram would look like this:
Not VH2L --> TS
This is restated by answer choice (A), making it the correct answer.
Always follow these two steps when addressing conditional statements which use the word 'unless.'
Keep up the good work and please let us know if you have any further questions.
