If the conductor does not want to participate in the New York competit

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If the conductor does not want to participate in the New York competition, then we should consider other competitions. If the orchestra does not want to participate in the New York competition, then we should skip the competitions altogether. And, it is bound to be the case that either the conductor or the orchestra does not want to participate in the New York competition.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?

(A) If the orchestra agrees to participate in the New York competition, then we should skip the competitions altogether.

(B) We should consider other competitions only if it makes it more likely that both the conductor and the orchestra will participate.

(C) We should attempt to convince both the conductor and the orchestra to participate in the New York competition.

(D) If the conductor agrees to participate in the New York competition, then we should skip the competitions altogether.

(E) We should consider other competitions only if the conductor is more likely to participate.

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Answer: D

STEP 1: Read the question and identify your task. 
This is a Deduction question. It asks you to find among the answers the one statement that must be true assuming the statements in the passage are true.

STEP 2: Read the argument with your task in mind. 
The argument gives a set of conditionals, one for the conductor, one for the orchestra, and one that binds them together. Use shorthand to note these conditions: if C not NY, then other competitions. If O not NY, then no competitions. Lastly, C or O not NY. You can infer from the last statement competitions. Lastly, C or O not NY. You can infer from the last statement that if C yes NY, then O not NY, or if O yes NY, then C not NY.

STEP 3: Know what you’re looking for. 
The correct answer will most likely test that you understand how these conditionals work together. As you begin to read the answers, you notice that they are a series of “if … then” statements. You should attempt the same shorthand with each to evaluate them.

STEP 4: Read every word of every answer choice. 
Answer A says O yes NY, then no competitions. This contradicts your second conditional altogether, so this is not your answer. Answer B cannot be done in shorthand because it discusses a probability (“more likely”), and your given conditionals are not based on likelihoods. They are certainties, so this cannot be your answer. Answer C also cannot be done in shorthand because it is a recommendation, not a statement. The word should is key to recognizing the problem with this option. Answer D says C yes NY, then no competitions. You know that if C yes NY, then O not NY. Thus, if O not NY, then no competitions. This would seem to be your answer. Answer E, similar to answer B, deals in probabilities (“likely”) and disqualifies this option. The correct choice is answer D.

chetan2u · Answer

If the conductor does not want to participate in the New York competition, then we should consider other competitions. If the orchestra does not want to participate in the New York competition, then we should skip the competitions altogether. And, it is bound to be the case that either the conductor or the orchestra does not want to participate in the New York competition.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?

At least one of C or O will not participate. So if we know any one is attending, we can be sure the other is not attending and can take a decision accordingly. 
If C attends, then O surely doesn’t attend and the competitions are skipped all together. 
If O attends, C does not attend and other competitions are considered.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?

A and D follow the same line of thought as in bold above.

D talks exactly as one of the cases discussed in bold. C attends >> O does not attend >> skip the competitions all together.

D

Crytiocanalyst · Answer

(A) If the orchestra agrees to participate in the New York competition, then we should skip the competitions altogether.
Then thay should not skip but rather look for other competitions

(B) We should consider other competitions only if it makes it more likely that both the conductor and the orchestra will participate.
Not only in the above case also in the case when conductor boycotts the competition

(C) We should attempt to convince both the conductor and the orchestra to participate in the New York competition.
This is a suggestion and not something of a sure possibility

(D) If the conductor agrees to participate in the New York competition, then we should skip the competitions altogether.
This is exactly the reasoning as that's in alliagnment with the subject therefore our option
 
(E) We should consider other competitions only if the conductor is more likely to participate.
More likely it isn't a statastical analysis either it happens or doesn't nothing in between therefore out

Therefore IMO D

srik410 · Answer

Using principles of logic:

Assign: 
A-> Conductors does not want to participate 
B-> Consider other comps
C-> Orchestra does not want to participate 
D ->Skip other comps

Given A->B, C-> D and A or C.

Option D asserts not A, so C must be true(A or C combined must always be true). Given not A and A->B, we cannot conclude anything because if A then B. If not A then inconclusive

How about C and C->D. We can conclude that If C then D. So D that is skip the comps altogether

cburchfield · Answer

Is there a typo in this answer:

(D) If the conductor agrees to participate in the New York competition, then we should skip the  other  competitions altogether.

vallenrivera · Answer

It will logically follow if this is the AC format. can someone correct this?

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