BUIC

Critical Thinking
Quiz 3

Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

For each proposition below, decide:
1. Whether the reasons given meet the necessary conditioned to support the conclusion. Write Yes or
No in the box headed Necessary? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Whether the reasons given to support the conclusion are sufficient? Write Yes or No in the box
headed Sufficient? Give reasons for your answer.
3. An example is given in the first box.
Proposition Necessary? Sufficient?
Example: Birds have Yes. Wings are a necessary No. the reasons given to support the
wings. condition for the item being a argument that the item is a bird are not
The item has wings. bird. sufficient to satisfy the definition of a
Therefore, it is a bird. bird. This would include: usually flies, is
animate, lays eggs, has two legs, has
feathers. The information given is not
sufficient to rule out an airplane or a toy.
1. The report makes Yes as the condition mention No branches are not only the part of the
reference to branches are the main part of tree it can we a part of a plant as well its
branches. It must be tree not mentioned wether oak fruit or any
about a tree. other type of tree
2. Amir is under the YES its necessary information
age of 20. to put Amir into such condition
Teenagers are less or to categorise him in teenage
than 20 years old. groups its his identity
Amir must be a
teenager.
3. A television usually YES in this condition all of the
costs more than a information is given perhaps its
radio. This one easier and wiser for the person
costs less than a who is buying to make a
radio, so it must be decision and think
a bargain. appropriately what suits him
best for the entertainment
purpose as well as
economically
4. Ayesha had the YES ITS necessary to b live NO the information given is not making
benefit of an happy in life any sense
exceptionally happy As its not enough or we can say must that
childhood. She a person living exceptionally happy life
must be a very must be happy in its adult life as he/she
happy adult. has to face many issues regarding
anything
5. The carpenter NO its not sufficient as its really hiding
arrived on a vehicle the actual means….and the information
with two wheels, provided is not clear enough to pass a
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Critical Thinking
Quiz 3

one in front of the judgment

other. The carpenter
must be on a
bicycle.