Part II Read and Reason In Part II, you will read short texts on different subjects. Read the instructions carefully and answer the questions based on logical inference and reasoning. (Time suggested: 40 minutes) Question 11 (Suggested completion time: 3 minutes) Directions: Read the following definition of a logical fallacy. Answer the question according to the definition. Confusion of “Necessary” with “Sufficient” Condition A causal fallacy. You commit this fallacy when you assume that a necessary condition of an event is sufficient for the event to occur. A necessary condition is a condition that must be present for an event to occur. A sufficient condition is a condition or set of conditions that will produce the event. A necessary condition must be there, but it alone does not provide sufficient cause for the occurrence of the event. Only the sufficient grounds can do this. In other words, all of the necessary elements must be there. 11. Which of the following provides a typical example of Confusion of “Necessary” with “Sufficient” Condition ?
A.
You said that I would have to run the mile in less than six minutes to be on the track team, and I did. So why did I get cut from the team?
B.
Dina has to be rich or at least to be an heiress. She after all belongs to the Alpha Phi Lambda sorority which is the richest sorority on campus.
C.
It’s supposed to be in the low twenties tonight, so surely we’re not going to the football game, are we?
D.
To see viruses, one must have a microscope. This follows if William Carroll said he saw viruses, he must have used a microscope.