"No self-motivated salespersons who are not highly successful are well organized." Remember, that "No As are Bs" is diagrammed as follows:
A ==> not B B ==> not A
In terms of "if/then" our general principle is: If self-motivated salespersons who are not highly successful, then not well organized.
SMSnotHS ==> not WO
Contrapositive: If well organized, then not self-motivated salespersons who are not highly successful.
WO ==> not SMSnotHS
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djw1117January 27, 2014
Perfect. Thank you!
DJW
KDA86July 18, 2014
Please explain
NazJuly 18, 2014
The explanation is above.
tselimovicAugust 4, 2014
Why does "not HS" stay "not HS" in the contrapositive? Shouldn't it be negated?
NazAugust 4, 2014
The variable is "SMSnotHS" = self-motivated salespersons who are not highly successful.
When you negate a variable, you want to negate the main verb. The general principle reads: "If one is a self-motivated salesperson who is not highly successful, then he is not well organized."
So BEING highly successful is not the main verb of the condition. It is BEING a self-motivated salesperson who happens to not be highly successful. So when we negate the sufficient condition "SMSnotHS," it becomes "not SMSnotHS," which reads: "not a self-motivated salesperson who is not highly successful."
Hope that clears things up! Please let us know if you have any other questions.
yababio May 21, 2015
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NazMay 21, 2015
There is no need for a video explanation to this question since it has no major visual components. Please refer to the written explanation above for a breakdown of the problem.
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amiru77October 3, 2017
Hi
I have difficulty in diagramming conditionals where Sufficient or Necessary condition is itself composed of a conditional sentence like this one (A). I read your explanation but wonder if it is wrong to diagram it this way:
No self-motivated salesperson who are not highly successful:
SM and not HSS ----> not WO
WO -----> not SM or HSS
Because (People who) is a conditional indicator and (No X is Y) is also another conditional indicator so the Suf. condition is in itself a conditional sentence. I find diagramming this double conditional sentences so challenging. Please explain more why is my understanding wrong.
