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ash.duarteon June 25, 2020
Example 5 Question
Why do we do "2 ways to apply rule" for the general principle? Is it because it has compound statements, therefore making us to always use the 2 ways to apply rule?
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The statement "only if the electorate is moral and intelligent will a democracy function well" is a general principle. Remember, a general principle is a general rule or statement. As is often the case, here our general principle is an S->N statement. It diagrams into: DFW -> M and I not M or not I -> not DFW
When the video says that there are "two ways to apply this general principle," we are referring to its structure as a S->N statement. This has nothing to do with the fact that it's a compound statement.
As with any S->N statement, we can make logical inferences in two ways: (1) "the positive argument structure": invoking the original sufficient condition (here that is DFW) to conclude the original necessary condition (here that is M and I) (2) "the contrapositive argument structure": invoking the sufficient condition of our contrapositive (here that is not M or not I) to conclude the necessary condition of our contrapositive (here that is not DFW)
Does that make sense? Hope it helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions!
