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Denoma, a major consumer-electronics maker, had a sizeable decline in sales revenue for its most recent fiscal year. This result appears surprising, because electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower than in the previous year, their sales revenue from Denoma models actually grew, largely thanks to some innovative and popular models that Denoma introduced.

Which of the following, if true, does most to explain the apparently surprising result?

Need to explain:
1. Had a sizeable decline in sales revenue for its most recent fiscal yea
2. Retailers overall sales were considerably lower than in the previous year
3. Sales revenue from Denoma models actually grew because of new models

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(A) Because of the need to educate the public about its new models’ capabilities, Denoma’s advertising spending was higher than normal over the period.

Explains: 1 (decreased because of advertising)
2: doesn’t explain (why overall revenue fall then?)
3: doesn’t contradict
Reject because it could not explain why overall revenue of retailers fell


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(B) For the period at issue, Denoma’s major competitors reported declines in revenue that were, in percentage terms, greater than Denoma’s.
Doesn’t contradict: 1
Doesn’t contradict: 2
Doesn’t explain: 3 (how revenue from Denoma increase then)
Reject: because it couldn’t explain then why sales of Denoma of new models didn’t increase

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(C) A significant proportion of Denoma’s revenue comes from making components for other consumer-electronics manufacturers.
1. Doesn’t contradict why overall denoma revenue fall then?
2. Doesn’t contradict why overall revenue of retailers fall then?
3. Doesn’t explain how still the revenue from Denoma increased?
Reject: because it couldn’t explain then why sales of Denoma of new models didn’t increase
what's new in this year than previous year. If sales of consumers manufacturers fall then D's revenue also fall.
This option come out to be similar to B

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(D) unlike some of its major competitors, Denoma has no lines of business outside consumer electronics to provide revenue when retail sales of consumer electronics are weak.
1; Explains: Total revenue fall for Denoma because consumer electronics are weak
2; Explains: Overall revenue of retailers fall because retail sales of consumer electronics are weak.
3; doesn’t contradict: in weak sales , their sales revenue from Denoma models grew due to some new models of Denoma.

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(E) During the period, consumer-electronics retailers sold remaining units of Denoma’s superseded models at prices that were deeply discounted from those models’ original prices.
1; doesn’t contradict
2; contradict: why overall revenue fall then? Doesn’t explain
3; explains: revenue from Denoma increase

Reject : it couldn’t explain anything about revenue w.r.t Denoma

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i am lost in B ,C and D. Can you please check what's wrong with my reasoning in above explanation so that i can avoid it thereafter.

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Hey imSKR,

An important point in paradox questions - chalk out both sides of the paradox exactly. Why is there a paradox? Why is it different from what you would expect?
After that, all options other than the correct one become irrelevant.

Explained here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/denoma-a-maj ... l#p2609847
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Isaac wears glasses. Isaac also gets A’s in algebra. Therefore, Isaac must be intelligent.

Which of the following assumptions is necessary to support the conclusion above?

a) Isaac gets good grades in all of his math classes.
b) All boys named Isaac are smart.
c) Isaac wouldn’t wear glasses if he wasn’t smart.
d) Some people who get A’s in algebra are smart.
e) Everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart.

Between D and E specifically -- how does one determine which is accurate ?
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What makes assumption questions hard? Many things. One of those is that people confuse necessary conditions with sufficient conditions.

An assumption is a necessary condition. A sufficient condition, if not necessary, will NOT be an assumption.

Isaac wears glasses.
Isaac gets A's in Algebra.

Conclusion: Isaac must be intelligent.

We need an assumption i.e. something that is necessary for the conclusion to hold.

c) Isaac wouldn’t wear glasses if he wasn’t smart.

If not smart, no glasses.
This also implies "Wears glasses means is smart".
This is sufficient for the conclusion but is it necessary? No. Even if some people who wear glasses are not smart, Isaac could be smart. We don't need this to hold (that all who wear glasses must be smart) for our conclusion to hold.

d) Some people who get A’s in algebra are smart.

Correct. It is necessary that this is true. Some people who get A's in algebra are smart. If we negate it and make it "no one who gets A's in Algebra is smart" then Isaac would not be smart. For him to be smart, at least some people with A's in Algebra much be smart.

e) Everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart.

Again, this is a sufficient condition, not necessary. Do we need everyone who gets an A in algebra to be smart? No. If we negate it, we get "not everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart". Well, that's ok - Isaac could still be smart.
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Denoma, a major consumer-electronics maker, had a sizeable decline in sales revenue for its most recent fiscal year. This result appears surprising, because electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower than in the previous year, their sales revenue from Denoma models actually grew, largely thanks to some innovative and popular models that Denoma introduced.

Which of the following, if true, does most to explain the apparently surprising result?



Explained here:
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(E) During the period, consumer-electronics retailers sold remaining units of Denoma’s superseded models at prices that were deeply discounted from those models’ original prices.

Retailers, though they sold some units are deep discounts, still saw an increase in revenue from Denoma. Why did Denoma not see an increase in revenue too? This option does not explain it.
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If retailers have bought products in advance then after seeling at discount rates, retailers may see hike in revenue from D models but D may not see the increase in its revenue this time.

Sometimes these kind of thoughts takes time,
We should reject such thinking: because we need to assume extra steps to reach a conclusion?

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Denoma, a major consumer-electronics maker, had a sizeable decline in sales revenue for its most recent fiscal year. This result appears surprising, because electronics retailers report that although their overall sales were considerably lower than in the previous year, their sales revenue from Denoma models actually grew, largely thanks to some innovative and popular models that Denoma introduced.

Which of the following, if true, does most to explain the apparently surprising result?



Explained here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/denoma-a-maj ... l#p2609847

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(E) During the period, consumer-electronics retailers sold remaining units of Denoma’s superseded models at prices that were deeply discounted from those models’ original prices.

Retailers, though they sold some units are deep discounts, still saw an increase in revenue from Denoma. Why did Denoma not see an increase in revenue too? This option does not explain it.


If retailers have bought products in advance then after seeling at discount rates, retailers may see hike in revenue from D models but D may not see the increase in its revenue this time.

Sometimes these kind of thoughts takes time,
We should reject such thinking: because we need to assume extra steps to reach a conclusion?

Please suggest VeritasKarishma
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If the deep discounts did not get passed on to the manufacturer, it is all the more reason that Denoma should not have seen a fall in revenue.
Worst case, deep discounts did get passed on to Denoma too but then it should have fared no worse than the retailers, who overall fared quite well in Denoma products.
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Isaac wears glasses. Isaac also gets A’s in algebra. Therefore, Isaac must be intelligent.

Which of the following assumptions is necessary to support the conclusion above?

a) Isaac gets good grades in all of his math classes.
b) All boys named Isaac are smart.
c) Isaac wouldn’t wear glasses if he wasn’t smart.
d) Some people who get A’s in algebra are smart.
e) Everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart.

Between D and E specifically -- how does one determine which is accurate ?

What makes assumption questions hard? Many things. One of those is that people confuse necessary conditions with sufficient conditions.

An assumption is a necessary condition. A sufficient condition, if not necessary, will NOT be an assumption.

Isaac wears glasses.
Isaac gets A's in Algebra.

Conclusion: Isaac must be intelligent.

We need an assumption i.e. something that is necessary for the conclusion to hold.

c) Isaac wouldn’t wear glasses if he wasn’t smart.

If not smart, no glasses.
This also implies "Wears glasses means is smart".
This is sufficient for the conclusion but is it necessary? No. Even if some people who wear glasses are not smart, Isaac could be smart. We don't need this to hold (that all who wear glasses must be smart) for our conclusion to hold.

d) Some people who get A’s in algebra are smart.

Correct. It is necessary that this is true. Some people who get A's in algebra are smart. If we negate it and make it "no one who gets A's in Algebra is smart" then Isaac would not be smart. For him to be smart, at least some people with A's in Algebra much be smart.

e) Everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart.

Again, this is a sufficient condition, not necessary. Do we need everyone who gets an A in algebra to be smart? No. If we negate it, we get "not everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart". Well, that's ok - Isaac could still be smart.
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VeritasKarishma - Thank you for responding. Do you think this is more LSAT than GMAT ?

The question is from Kaplan LSAT. Does GMAT test this in your view ?
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Isaac wears glasses. Isaac also gets A’s in algebra. Therefore, Isaac must be intelligent.

Which of the following assumptions is necessary to support the conclusion above?

a) Isaac gets good grades in all of his math classes.
b) All boys named Isaac are smart.
c) Isaac wouldn’t wear glasses if he wasn’t smart.
d) Some people who get A’s in algebra are smart.
e) Everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart.

Between D and E specifically -- how does one determine which is accurate ?

What makes assumption questions hard? Many things. One of those is that people confuse necessary conditions with sufficient conditions.

An assumption is a necessary condition. A sufficient condition, if not necessary, will NOT be an assumption.

Isaac wears glasses.
Isaac gets A's in Algebra.

Conclusion: Isaac must be intelligent.

We need an assumption i.e. something that is necessary for the conclusion to hold.

c) Isaac wouldn’t wear glasses if he wasn’t smart.

If not smart, no glasses.
This also implies "Wears glasses means is smart".
This is sufficient for the conclusion but is it necessary? No. Even if some people who wear glasses are not smart, Isaac could be smart. We don't need this to hold (that all who wear glasses must be smart) for our conclusion to hold.

d) Some people who get A’s in algebra are smart.

Correct. It is necessary that this is true. Some people who get A's in algebra are smart. If we negate it and make it "no one who gets A's in Algebra is smart" then Isaac would not be smart. For him to be smart, at least some people with A's in Algebra much be smart.

e) Everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart.

Again, this is a sufficient condition, not necessary. Do we need everyone who gets an A in algebra to be smart? No. If we negate it, we get "not everyone who gets an A in algebra is smart". Well, that's ok - Isaac could still be smart.

VeritasKarishma - Thank you for responding. Do you think this is more LSAT than GMAT ?

The question is from Kaplan LSAT. Does GMAT test this in your view ?
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This is not GMAT's style but well within its scope. You should understand these concepts very well.
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Link to question : https://gmatclub.com/forum/last-year-david-tested-a-product-called-mega-grow-in-his-garden-by-a-330219.html#p2576476

The OA is D. Per the solution, D explains why the plants withered away during the second application : given Mega-Grow contains insecticides which when applied less than 15 months (in this case, applied only 12 months apart) brought in toxicity resulting in the death of plants after the second application

Question on D

If toxicity from insecticides is the real reason for the death of the plants, shouldn't most if not all of the plants die during the second application ?

Per the stimulus, only "several" plants died (several could be less than 50 % or more than 50 %)

Also i dont think i see how Answer D explains the "immediate death" mentioned in the stimulus
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Hutonian Government Official: Federal law requires truck drivers to take a long break after driving for ten hours, but truck drivers frequently do not comply. Since the public rest areas along our highways cannot accommodate all the drivers needing a break, we plan to build more rest areas to increase the rate of compliance.

Hutonian Business Representative: But if the parking lots around our businesses are considered, there are more than enough parking places.

Which of the following, if true about Hutonia, would provide a reason for persisting with the government official's plan despite the objection?


(A) Public parking areas are evenly distributed along the highways.

(B) Truck drivers are most likely not to comply with the federal law if the total time required for a trip exceeds ten hours by less than an hour.

(C) In comparison to public rest areas, private parking lots near highways tend to be time-consuming for drivers to reach.

(D) Even when rest areas are available, some truck drivers park in places, such as highway access ramps, where their trucks are likely to cause accidents.

(E) Some public parking areas, particularly those on heavily traveled roads, are substantially larger than others.
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C is better choice than other choices. But I find C only talks about private parking lots. Nothing is mentioned about other parking lots ( public). The argument talks only about parking lots , not specific to any category.

How to save time in handling such questions in which you are not 100% convinced to choose an answer choice but you need to skim other choices to make sure some information is not missed out.

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Hey UChisb,

Here you go: https://gmatclub.com/forum/educator-tra ... l#p2618222
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Link to question : https://gmatclub.com/forum/last-year-david-tested-a-product-called-mega-grow-in-his-garden-by-a-330219.html#p2576476

The OA is D. Per the solution, D explains why the plants withered away during the second application : given Mega-Grow contains insecticides which when applied less than 15 months (in this case, applied only 12 months apart) brought in toxicity resulting in the death of plants after the second application

Question on D

If toxicity from insecticides is the real reason for the death of the plants, shouldn't most if not all of the plants die during the second application ?

Per the stimulus, only "several" plants died (several could be less than 50 % or more than 50 %)

Also i dont think i see how Answer D explains the "immediate death" mentioned in the stimulus
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jabhatta2 - Option (D) provides a "possible" explanation. It could be the insecticides applied too soon which made it toxic and hence many plants died. Some could have still survived but many died. Exactly after how many minutes or hours did they die is irrelevant. We don't know how the toxic insecticide works. It my lead to immediate death or after 10 days.

Is there any other option that provides any possible explanation? If no, then there is no debate. (D) is the only possible answer.
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Hutonian Government Official: Federal law requires truck drivers to take a long break after driving for ten hours, but truck drivers frequently do not comply. Since the public rest areas along our highways cannot accommodate all the drivers needing a break, we plan to build more rest areas to increase the rate of compliance.

Hutonian Business Representative: But if the parking lots around our businesses are considered, there are more than enough parking places.

Which of the following, if true about Hutonia, would provide a reason for persisting with the government official's plan despite the objection?


(A) Public parking areas are evenly distributed along the highways.

(B) Truck drivers are most likely not to comply with the federal law if the total time required for a trip exceeds ten hours by less than an hour.

(C) In comparison to public rest areas, private parking lots near highways tend to be time-consuming for drivers to reach.

(D) Even when rest areas are available, some truck drivers park in places, such as highway access ramps, where their trucks are likely to cause accidents.

(E) Some public parking areas, particularly those on heavily traveled roads, are substantially larger than others.


C is better choice than other choices. But I find C only talks about private parking lots. Nothing is mentioned about other parking lots ( public). The argument talks only about parking lots , not specific to any category.

How to save time in handling such questions in which you are not 100% convinced to choose an answer choice but you need to skim other choices to make sure some information is not missed out.

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Hey imSKR,

The argument tells us
"Since the public rest areas along our highways cannot accommodate all the drivers needing a break ..."
so this must be true. Public rest areas are not enough.

So the rest areas that the Business Rep is talking about are not public. Hence, they must be private.

(C) tells you that these private areas are not easy to reach.
So it makes sense to build more public areas around the highway (which will be, presumably, easy to reach)
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Hutonian Business Representative: But if the parking lots around our businesses are considered, there are more than enough parking places.

Which of the following, if true about Hutonia, would provide a reason for persisting with the government official's plan despite the objection?


(A) Public parking areas are evenly distributed along the highways.

(B) Truck drivers are most likely not to comply with the federal law if the total time required for a trip exceeds ten hours by less than an hour.

(C) In comparison to public rest areas, private parking lots near highways tend to be time-consuming for drivers to reach.

(D) Even when rest areas are available, some truck drivers park in places, such as highway access ramps, where their trucks are likely to cause accidents.

(E) Some public parking areas, particularly those on heavily traveled roads, are substantially larger than others.


C is better choice than other choices. But I find C only talks about private parking lots. Nothing is mentioned about other parking lots ( public). The argument talks only about parking lots , not specific to any category.

How to save time in handling such questions in which you are not 100% convinced to choose an answer choice but you need to skim other choices to make sure some information is not missed out.

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Hey imSKR,

The argument tells us
"Since the public rest areas along our highways cannot accommodate all the drivers needing a break ..."
so this must be true. Public rest areas are not enough.

So the rest areas that the Business Rep is talking about are not public. Hence, they must be private.

(C) tells you that these private areas are not easy to reach.
So it makes sense to build more public areas around the highway (which will be, presumably, easy to reach)
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I realized my mistake. Public parking is part of public areas.

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Finding of a survey of Systems magazine subscribers: Thirty percent of all merchandise orders placed by subscribers in response to advertisements in the magazine last year were placed by subscribers under age thirty-five.

Finding of a survey of advertisers in Systems magazine: Most of the merchandise orders placed in response to advertisements in Systems last year were placed by people under age thirty-five.

For both of the findings to be accurate, which of the following must be true?


(A) More subscribers to Systems who have never ordered merchandise in response to advertisements in the magazine are age thirty-five or over than are under age thirty-five.

(B) Among subscribers to Systems, the proportion who are under age thirty-five was considerably lower last year than it is now.

(C) Most merchandise orders placed in response to advertisements in Systems last year were placed by Systems subscribers over age thirty-five.

(D) Last year, the average dollar amount of merchandise orders placed was less for subscribers under age thirty-five than for those age thirty-five or over.

(E) Last year many people who placed orders for merchandise in response to advertisements in Systems were not subscribers to the magazine.
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For E option , i get conflicting answer:



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Case1:
30: <35 age subscribers
70: > 35 age subscribers
Most of people below age of 35 gave orders
Assume
50: < 35 age non-subscribers

Total people below <35 = 100
Total below above >35= 70
100/170 – hold true argument
Option doesn’t hold true: because subscribers ( 100) and non-subscribers (50)

Case2:
Or (most people <35 who orders, but only 30 <35 subscribers)
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1030/1100-argument hold true
E option Statement hold true

Case 1 doesn't hold true for option E . hence how E can be MUST BE TRUE?
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Please help on below question.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/economist-paying-extra-for-fair-trade-coffee-coffee-labeled-with-the-241317-20.html#p2620912
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MediaCritic: Network executives allege that television viewership is decreasing due to the availability of television programs on other platforms, such as the internet and mobile devices. These executives claim that declining viewership will cause advertising revenue to fall and networks will thus be unable to spend the large sums necessary to produce high quality programming. That development, in turn, will lead to a death of programming for the very devices that cannibalized television audience. However, research shows that users of alternative platforms are exposed to new programs and, as a result, actually increase the numbers of hours per week that they watch television. This demonstrates that alternative platforms will not prevent networks from increasing advertising revenue.

Why is the bold face 2 considered a premise of the Media Critic and not a conclusion of the Media Critic ?

I thought given the word "As a result" -- it was to be considered a conclusion or an intermediate conclusion...
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Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR 28 Sep 2020, 17:28
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Hi - my question is a bit technical

Per the argument below, does the new distribution service now deliver products now in
- 2 days
OR
- 1 day ?



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Super Express Shipping Company has implemented a new distribution system that can get almost every package to its destination the day after it is sent. The company worries that this more efficient system will result in lower sales of its premium next-day delivery service, because its two-day service will usually arrive the following day anyway. The company plans to encourage sales of its next-day service by intentionally delaying delivery of its two-day packages so that they will not be delivered the following day, even if the package arrives at its destination city in time for next-day delivery.

The company's plan assumes that

(A) deliberate delay of packages will not affect the company's image in a way that significantly reduces its ability to attract and retain customers
(B) most people do not have a preference for either two-day or next-day delivery
(C) if the plan is not implemented, the company would lose more money in lost sales of overnight deliveries than it would save with its new efficient distribution system
(D) the overnight service is too expensive to be attractive to most customers currently
(E) competing companies' delivery services rarely deliver packages to their destination earlier than their promised time
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Hi - my question is a bit technical

Per the argument below, does the new distribution service now deliver products now in
- 2 days
OR
- 1 day ?



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Super Express Shipping Company has implemented a new distribution system that can get almost every package to its destination the day after it is sent. The company worries that this more efficient system will result in lower sales of its premium next-day delivery service, because its two-day service will usually arrive the following day anyway. The company plans to encourage sales of its next-day service by intentionally delaying delivery of its two-day packages so that they will not be delivered the following day, even if the package arrives at its destination city in time for next-day delivery.

The company's plan assumes that

(A) deliberate delay of packages will not affect the company's image in a way that significantly reduces its ability to attract and retain customers
(B) most people do not have a preference for either two-day or next-day delivery
(C) if the plan is not implemented, the company would lose more money in lost sales of overnight deliveries than it would save with its new efficient distribution system
(D) the overnight service is too expensive to be attractive to most customers currently
(E) competing companies' delivery services rarely deliver packages to their destination earlier than their promised time
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they have capability to delivery following day but they would deliver in 2 days.
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Veritas Prep CR Forum Expert - Karishma - Ask Me Anything about CR 04 Oct 2020, 18:13
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Dear VeritasKarishma

Can you help me understanding the difference between these 2 sentences or are they conveying the same meaning?

1) Only propositions that can be proven true by observation can be known to be true.

2) Knowing a proposition to be true requires proving propositions true by observation.


I tried to sketch the difference by making a parallel example:

3) Only this type of chocolate can be included in the recipe.
4) The recipe requires this type of chocolate.

So, While 3) gives further information about the type of chocolate/recipe, the second one gives us a necessary condition for the recipe to be done. Does the same applies to 1) - 2) examples?

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