Logical Reasoning/Conditional Statement Forum

[tmc07d]

I was just wondering is it actually possible to use conditional statements on almost all logical reasoning questions? Because it seems like many of them you can.

[brickman]

I'm hijacking this thread, though it is somewhat related

It has to do with whether or not the following are all logically equivalent phrases:

If dogs like cats
All dogs like cats
[because] dogs like cats

Only ask because, it seems helpful in translating informal logic into formal components.

[tmc07d]

Not completely sure how that helps me answer the questions but ok lol

[suspicious android]

There are lots of questions where any conditional aspect is trivial. Frequently the most important aspect of a question is a causal relationship, or identifying a reasoning pattern or fallacy. Focusing on diagramming such questions will generally just slow you down.

For example, these two sentences are not logically identical:

If X, then Y. (conditional relationship)

X causes Y. (causal relationship)