Logical Deduction - Reflection on Knowledge

Question

Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.

You may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value to you than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself; because only through ordering what you know by comparing every truth with every other truth can you take complete possession of your knowledge and get it into your power.

Based on the above information, which of the following statements MUST be true?

Accepted Answer

A. The text states 'only through ordering... can you take complete possession of your knowledge'. This establishes reflection as a necessary condition ($M \implies R$), which means 'If she wants to master knowledge, she must reflect'.

Answer

If she wants to master knowledge, she must reflect on the information.

Answer

If she reflects on the information, she will master the knowledge.

Answer

If she has not mastered knowledge, she must have not reflected on information.

Answer

If she has mastered the knowledge, she might have reflected on the information.

Answer

If she is a master of knowledge, it is because she is a reflector of information.

Logical Deduction - Reflection on Knowledge

Explanation

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