Sufficient & Necessary Questions - - Question 19

Only an expert in some branch of psychology could understand why Patrick is behaving irrationally. But no expert is c...

hassay18 February 22, 2024

Premise #2 of this question

How does "Pr 2: But no expert is certain to be able to solve someone else's problem." conclude that this premise tells us that if someone is able to solve someone else's problem, he is no psychology expert. The premise just means that no expert is - with 100% certainty - able to so solve someone else's problem.

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Emil-Kunkin February 22, 2024

The premise does not tell us that if someone is able to solve someone else's problem then the solver is not an expert. Where do you see that? Your interpretation in the last sentence is correct.

gabriellaportelli January 13 at 03:56PM

Isn't the statement - "But no expert is certain to be able to solve someone else's problem" a sufficient condition? Why can this statement also be reversed and negated? I assumed it could not be reversed & negated but the solution suggests we must reverse & negate.