Necessary and Suf ficient Conditions Multiple Choice - Exploring Philosophy, 7e Student Resources

. If A is a sufficient condition for B, then B is

A necessary condition for A.

A sufficient condition for A.

Both necessary and sufficient for A.

Neither necessary nor sufficient for A.

. For a rectangle to be considered a square, having four sides of equal length is

A necessary condition.

A sufficient condition.

Both a necessary and a sufficient condition.

Neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition.

. Claim: "Caring about students is a necessary condition for being a good teacher." Objection: "Lots of people care about students and still aren't good teachers." Does this objection show that the claim is wrong?

No, because the claim is only that caring is necessary, not sufficient.

No, because caring can be necessary and still be sufficient.

Yes, because caring about students is both necessary and sufficient.

Yes, because it's true that caring is not sufficient to make one a good teacher.

. A certain college requires all students to have physical education credits to graduate. For this college, physical education is

A necessary condition for graduating.

A sufficient condition for graduating.

Both necessary and sufficient for graduating.

Neither necessary nor sufficient for graduating.

. A job ad says, "Qualified candidates for this job must speak fluent Latin." This means that

Speaking Latin is sufficient for getting the job.

Speaking Latin is necessary for getting the job.

Speaking Latin is necessary and sufficient for getting the job.

Speaking Latin is neither necessary nor sufficient for getting the job.

Necessary and Suf ficient Conditions Multiple Choice

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