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This question goes hand in hand with the question i made in question 10. What is the flag that allows you to not go with conditional statements as you did in 10?
I agree; I've copied my response to that question here:
I'd say the best way to think of conditional symbolization is as a tool - really, in pretty much precisely the way you'd think about a hammer.
When you're driving a nail, there's just nothing better for the job than a hammer. I mean, you could do it another way (whacking at it with your tape measure, or with the sharp end of your screwdriver, if you're really precise and awesome with a screwdriver), but for putting a nail in, the hammer is your best bet.
At the same time, however, you don't go running downstairs to your toolbox to fetch your hammer every time you need to push in a thumbtack.
Conditional symbols are like that hammer - you should use them when you find they help you see the relationships, and you should feel fine with not using them if you can decipher the relationship in the passage easily without them.
As to language cues that tell you that you've got a conditional relationship, I'll direct you to this document, which contains all the conditional language in the world* (*probably not, really, but I am updating it every time I come across conditional language that isn't already on it. So, you know…).
I'm a little bit confused of the solving process of sufficient assumption. I fully understand the concept of it and the difference between sufficient and necessary.
However, when I try to solve the question, I'm looking for the gap. Taking an example with this question, I found Bait & switch, merit. Then I thought there is the gap between pleasure and merit and then I connected it.
After that I'm suddenly doubt my procedure, 'is this approach correct? Even though when I heard you explanation, I thought fill in the gap. I wonder where is the problem.
You've got it exactly! The answer to the sufficient assumption question will completely fill the gap between the evidence and the conclusion. Keep up the good work!