Regarding #2 on p. 2-68

[TargTru99^]

Good evening,

When doing the drill that starts on p. 2-68, I answered J-->not K and K-->not J. After all the statement says "Either Jones or Kim will win the election." But the answer key instead says: not J--> K and not K-->J. Would my answer still be considered correct? After all, we could logically have one scenario when if J wins, then K does not, and when if K wins, J does not. Am I wrong?

Would appreciate an answer as soon as possible. Thanks!

[Dave Killoran]

Good evening,

When doing the drill that starts on p. 2-68, I answered J-->not K and K-->not J. After all the statement says "Either Jones or Kim will win the election." But the answer key instead says: not J--> K and not K-->J. Would my answer still be considered correct? After all, we could logically have one scenario when if J wins, then K does not, and when if K wins, J does not. Am I wrong?

Would appreciate an answer as soon as possible. Thanks!

Hi Targ,

The book is correct here, and your interpretation is not correct. there's an easy fix, though: go back to page 2-57 and read the section on Diagramming Either/Or Statements. It explains exactly how and why to diagrams statements of that nature. Let us know if you have any questions after going through that.

Thanks!