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Question
Suleiman: All Communists are atheists.
Sheeba: That is not true.
Which of the following, if true, would make Sheeba’s reply the most convincing?
Options
My uncle is an atheist but he is not a Communist.
My uncle is a Communist but he is not an atheist.
My uncle is a Communist and an atheist.
My uncle is neither a Communist nor an atheist.
MCQ
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Solution
My uncle is a Communist but he is not an atheist.
Explanation:
According to Suleiman, communists set must be a subset of atheist set. But if Sheeba contradicts this then at least a part of communists set must be outside the atheist set. Therefore, 'My uncle is a Communist but he is not an atheist.' is correct.
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