Multi-Linear Games Questions - - Question 14

Which one of the following could be the buildings inspected in the mornings, listed in order from Monday through Wedn...

emallas June 25, 2020

hypothetical

How is the hypothetical set up correct because don't L and Z have to both be AM or both be PM. Here L is AM but Z will be PM.

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BenMingov June 26, 2020

Hi Emallas, thanks for the question.

If we diagram the conditional statement, we get the following

Zam-> Lam
Lpm-> Zpm

What you find is that this looks as if it is saying that Z and L are always together. However, upon closer inspection, we could have the necessary condition occur without the sufficient condition, as with any other regular conditional statement. This would be Lam and Z not in the am (PM). This is what we have in this hypothetical and it doesn't violate the original rule. You can think of it in the following way: we have Zpm which does not trigger any rule.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.