Logical Reasoning

PT109 · S1 · Q16 Notice to subscribers: In order

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Notice to subscribers: In order for us to provide you with efficient and reliable newspaper service, please note the following policies.

Rules

We're billed every four weeks, in advance, for the next four weeks. If we don't get our paper, we should call right away to request a replacement.

Credit given for → Reported missed w/in 24 hrs missed copy and replacement copy unavailable

Temporary → request must be in at least 3 nondelivery days prior to first stopped day

Subscription → subscriber explicitly requests canceled beforehand in writing

Evaluate

There were three different conditional triggers used (only if, must, unless), all of which signify requirements. When we write a conditional statement, we're saying that the LEFT ---requires---> RIGHT so besides using memorized trigger words, we can interpret these rules by saying "Getting credit for a missed copy requires ____ ". "Temporary nondelivery requires ____ ." "Canceling your subscription requires ____ ."

None of these conditionals have overlapping terms, so we don't have to worry about them chaining together. With a set of rules this big and dense, I would normally just take a 2nd read for better comprehension and then head to the answers.

Goal

Since we'll be looking to deny giving subscribers what they're requesting, we'll be using the contrapositives to these rules.

Missed copy reported after the 24 hr window? Denied. Replacement copy available? Denied. Requested temporary pause less than 3 days out? Denied. Didn't request cancellation in writing? Denied.

16.

If The Daily Gazette denies each of the following subscriber's requests, each of the denials could be justified solely on the basis of the policy stated above EXCEPT:

  1. Mr. Rathanan did not send

    Denied

    Cancellation requires an explicit written request, but Mr. R is saying, "I just stopped sending in my payment. You should have interpreted that as my request for cancellation."

    8% picked this

  2. Dr. Broder called The Daily

    Denied

    Credit is only given for a missed delivery if no replacement copy is available. If a replacement copy is available, then credit is not given.

    9% picked this

  3. Correct

    The Daily Gazette was delivered

    Why this is right

    Ms. H complied with the temporary nondelivery policy. She wanted it stopped on a Monday, and she requested temporary nondelivery on the previous Wednesday, which is definitely "at least 3 days prior" (it's 4 or 5 days before, depending on how we count the days.

    Skill tested: Must be True · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    66% picked this

  4. Although Ms. Jackson telephoned The

    Denied

    Ms. J tried to cancel her subscription via a phone call, but cancellations have to be explicitly requested in writing.

    11% picked this

  5. Ms. Silverman was out of

    Denied

    Ms. S did not report her missed copy within the required 24 hour window. It was a missed Sunday paper and she didn't report it until Tuesday afternoon.

    6% picked this

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