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Zorluk: OrtaInference and Logical Deduction

Read the following passage carefully:

Under the Maritime Freight Modernization Directive, container handling facilities operating across major national ports are mandated to transition to automated gantry cranes. The framework specifies that port operators may qualify for state equipment subsidies only if they allocate at least fifteen percent of their operational savings toward retraining initiatives for dockworkers affected by mechanization. Furthermore, any terminal that experiences a workforce reduction exceeding five percent within twelve months of adopting automated machinery loses all eligibility for future infrastructure grants. Industry audits indicate that while automated gantry cranes reduce vessel turnaround times by thirty percent, dockworker unions argue that retraining programs focus excessively on basic equipment maintenance rather than advanced supervisory roles. However, the directive explicitly prohibits port authorities from withholding terminal operating licenses solely based on union dissatisfaction regarding training curricula quality.

Based strictly on the passage above, which of the following statements must logically follow?

  1. A port operator that does not dedicate at least fifteen percent of its operational savings from mechanization to dockworker retraining cannot qualify for state equipment subsidies.Cevap
  2. B
    Automated gantry cranes inevitably increase the net annual operating profits of major national ports within their first year of deployment.
  3. C
    Port authorities must assume that dockworkers possess the baseline cognitive aptitude required for advanced supervisory positions.
  4. D
    Port authorities are legally empowered to revoke a terminal's operating license if dockworker unions formally reject the provided training curriculum.

Cevap

A port operator that does not dedicate at least fifteen percent of its operational savings from mechanization to dockworker retraining cannot qualify for state equipment subsidies.
The passage asserts that qualifying for state equipment subsidies requires allocating at least fifteen percent of operational savings toward worker retraining. By logical contraposition (If A requires B, then without B, A cannot occur), an operator that fails to allocate at least fifteen percent of savings cannot qualify for the subsidies.

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1
Analyze the conditional requirement in the text for state equipment subsidies.
The passage establishes: 'Qualify for state equipment subsidies' → 'Allocate ≥ 15% of operational savings toward retraining'.
Identifying the formal logical structure of the rule is essential for valid deduction.
2
Apply the rule of contraposition (If P → Q, then Not Q → Not P).
If an operator does Not allocate ≥ 15% of operational savings, then they do Not qualify for state equipment subsidies.
The contrapositive of a conditional premise is logically equivalent and always valid.
3
Evaluate the option choices against this deduced contrapositive.
The statement expressing that failure to dedicate 15% of savings prohibits qualification for subsidies strictly matches the contrapositive.
Deductive validity requires relying solely on logically necessary implications derived from given premises.

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