Fact-checking: Fact 1: Most stuffed toys are stuffed with beans. Fact 2: There are stuffed bears and stuffed tigers. Fact 3: Some chairs are stuffed with beans. If the above three statements are facts, then which of the following statement will also be a fact? I. Only children's chairs are stuffed with beans. II. All stuffed tigers are stuffed with beans. Ill. Stuffed monkeys are not stuffed with beans.
Correct answer: D. None of them is a fact
- A. I only
- B. II only
- C. Ill only
- D. None of them is a fact
Explanation
1. The first fact tells us that only children's chairs are stuffed with beans however, here we don't know anything about children's chairs. Furthermore, the second fact tells us that all stuffed tigers are stuffed with beans however, we don't know whether all the tigers are stuffed with beans or not. And the last fact tells us that stuffed monkeys are not stuffed with beans but we don't know anything about monkeys. Hence, the correct answer is that none of the statements 1, 2, and 3 are true.
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