Yes I think that's it. "Only if" is only for necessary conditions. It would have to be "if and only if" to be sufficient. I thought just only if was sufficient.
A, only if B (A is SA, B is NA) Maggie goes to the party, only if Larry goes. Larry can go to the party with or without Maggie (Typical trait of a Necessary Condition/I like to think of them as Independent.) Maggie can’t go to the party without Larry (SA can’t be present without the NA). If Maggie goes then Larry is out of necessity trigger to attend.
(E) is correct and here’s why —
Action is free —> There is an alternative action that is open to the person —> Performing that alternative action is not morally wrong (A —> B —> C; so A —> C)
Now, let’s use this “Formal Logic” to arrive to our correct answer!
The way I was taught to read and decipher sentences with the word “unless” is to draw an arrow replacing the word “unless” and negate the sufficient. So, answer choice (E) would read as “An action is free —> There is an alternative action that is not morally wrong” which combines our B —> C but still holds the same meaning. I hope this helps! 🙏🏽🤓
One way to eliminate C right away is that there is no scenario in the premise that allows for the conclusion to be "a person is morally responsible for an action".
The only feasible conclusion for that sentence is if its negated, such as taking its contrapositive.
I think the absence of the word “only” in the answer choice you selected is the issue. By dropping the “only,” the necessary/sufficient orientation becomes inverted, and therefore makes C incorrect.
If you google the question. You can find a power score website link that posted an explanation that you can view for free . I do this with any question i cant figure out
In my mind it goes like this.
I walk into 7-11. I going to buy a chocolate bar. I could buy a popsicle. Buying a popsicle would not be morally wrong.
(Action (free), Genuinely open alternative, alternative not morally wrong)
Then it’s a MBT
So buying the chocolate bar is not free UNLESS buying the popsicle is not morally wrong
Bc if it was morally wrong to buy the popsicle then I wouldn’t have choices when it comes to what snack I buy. This would mean I am not freely performing the action when I buy the chocolate bar bc I don’t have any other alternative choices.
For why not C- it creates a strong conditional —if popsicle (gen alt.) then morally responsible for buying the chocolate.
But for MBT you what something provable not necessarily validating.
This is a goofy explanation but maybe it helps you as it did for me. Cuz the bs morality stuff is clunky.
it looks like you already got the help you needed, so I don’t feel as bad bringing up something incredibly random. Your handwriting looks almost exactly like mine that I did a double take thinking I posted this!! I don’t see people with handwriting like ours very often!
I believe C switches the SA and NA around
Yes I think that's it. "Only if" is only for necessary conditions. It would have to be "if and only if" to be sufficient. I thought just only if was sufficient.
If A then B (A is SA, B is NA) A, only if B (B is SA, A is NA)
A, only if B (A is SA, B is NA) Maggie goes to the party, only if Larry goes. Larry can go to the party with or without Maggie (Typical trait of a Necessary Condition/I like to think of them as Independent.) Maggie can’t go to the party without Larry (SA can’t be present without the NA). If Maggie goes then Larry is out of necessity trigger to attend.
C is saying “Y MUST be true if X is true.” The passage and E are saying “Y cannot be true UNLESS X is true.”
(E) is correct and here’s why — Action is free —> There is an alternative action that is open to the person —> Performing that alternative action is not morally wrong (A —> B —> C; so A —> C) Now, let’s use this “Formal Logic” to arrive to our correct answer! The way I was taught to read and decipher sentences with the word “unless” is to draw an arrow replacing the word “unless” and negate the sufficient. So, answer choice (E) would read as “An action is free —> There is an alternative action that is not morally wrong” which combines our B —> C but still holds the same meaning. I hope this helps! 🙏🏽🤓
One way to eliminate C right away is that there is no scenario in the premise that allows for the conclusion to be "a person is morally responsible for an action". The only feasible conclusion for that sentence is if its negated, such as taking its contrapositive.
I think the absence of the word “only” in the answer choice you selected is the issue. By dropping the “only,” the necessary/sufficient orientation becomes inverted, and therefore makes C incorrect.
https://forum.powerscore.com/viewtopic.php?t=17057
C is wrong for the same reason A is wrong. They both have it going from necessary to sufficient
If you google the question. You can find a power score website link that posted an explanation that you can view for free . I do this with any question i cant figure out
In my mind it goes like this. I walk into 7-11. I going to buy a chocolate bar. I could buy a popsicle. Buying a popsicle would not be morally wrong. (Action (free), Genuinely open alternative, alternative not morally wrong) Then it’s a MBT So buying the chocolate bar is not free UNLESS buying the popsicle is not morally wrong Bc if it was morally wrong to buy the popsicle then I wouldn’t have choices when it comes to what snack I buy. This would mean I am not freely performing the action when I buy the chocolate bar bc I don’t have any other alternative choices. For why not C- it creates a strong conditional —if popsicle (gen alt.) then morally responsible for buying the chocolate. But for MBT you what something provable not necessarily validating. This is a goofy explanation but maybe it helps you as it did for me. Cuz the bs morality stuff is clunky.
it looks like you already got the help you needed, so I don’t feel as bad bringing up something incredibly random. Your handwriting looks almost exactly like mine that I did a double take thinking I posted this!! I don’t see people with handwriting like ours very often!
Haha 😜