In question 2 about Max being guilty, we are told that this is a parallel reason question and we know this from the question stem. On instinct, I started assigning abstract letters to the argument so that I can determine which of the answer choices have the same structure. For example, in this argument it would be:
If A not B
Since B then A.
Following this, I ended up selecting A as an answer. It appears to me that this method is far simpler than going through the process of what the video shows. Is there any reason I should avoid using this method?
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Nope, I love that process- that's actually how I'd recommend hitting parallel reasoning questions. The only thing I'd note is that earlier on in studying I would consider diagraming the argument in its own terms and then anonymizing as a second step. That is rather than jumping straight to if x then y, first diagram as If G then A, and then assign your anonymized letters.
I'd also note this only really applies to parallel reasoning questions that are sufficient and necessary. Some will be argument with no sufficient and necessary in which case I'd aim to just understand how the argument proceeds at a high level.
