- The question “requirement or sufficient condition?” is False dichotomy.
- If a phenomenon is caused by multiple causes ANDonly, each cause is a necessary condition
- When a phenomenon is caused by multiple causes OR, each condition is a sufficient condition
- But real phenomena do not only occur in either of those patterns.
- If it occurs in
(A and B) or (C and D).(A and B)is a sufficient condition for the phenomenon- A is a necessary condition for the satisfaction of
(A and B). - Is A a necessary condition for the phenomenon? Is it a sufficient condition?” is False dichotomy.
- Neither.
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