Critical Reasoning: Inference Questions
In City Cyclemania, all the bicycles were painted black.
Which of the following can properly be inferred from the statement above?
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]This answer choice strays too far from the premise as we know nothing about the reasons for the bikes being painted black.
Well done!
[[snippet]]We know that all bicycles in Cyclemania were painted black, therefore a non-black item cannot be a bicycle.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]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 as well.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]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 as well.
In City Cyclemania, if there is an item which is black, it must be a bicycle.
If a bicycle is not a bicycle from City Cyclemania, then it is not black.
If an item from City Cyclemania is not black, then it cannot be a bicycle.
Bicycles are painted black to help prevent thefts.
The city believes that a uniform color for bicycles looks good.
