Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: In City Cyclemania, all the bicycles were painted black.

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In City Cyclemania, all the bicycles were painted black.

Which of the following can properly be inferred from the statementabove?


A. In City Cyclemania, if there is an item which is black, it must be abicycle.

Incorrect.

This is an Inference question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a conclusion stemming from thosepremises.

Premise A: All the bicycles in Cyclemania were painted black.
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Conclusion: ?

This answer choice strays too far from the premise given which only states that the bikes there are black; there may be other items which are black aswell.


B. If a bicycle is not a bicycle from City Cyclemania, then it is notblack.

Incorrect.

This answer choice strays too far from the premise given which only states that the bikes in Cyclemania are black; there may be other bicycles in other places which are black aswell.


C. If an item from City Cyclemania is not black, then it cannot be abicycle.

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Statistics : Posted by Bunuel • on 18 Jan 2024, 01:30 • Replies 3 • Views 639

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