Bill: Smoke-detecting fire alarms can save lives. I believe that every

Bill: Smoke-detecting fire alarms can save lives. I believe that every apartment in this city should be required by law to be equipped with a smoke detector.

Joe: I disagree with your proposal. Smoke detectors are just as important for safety in private houses as they are in apartment.

From this exchange, it can be inferred that Joe has interpreted Bill’s statement to mean that


(A) the city should be responsible for providing smoke detectors for apartments
Put of context answer

(B) residences outside the city should not be equipped with smoke detectors
Out of context answer.

(C) only apartments should be equipped with smoke detectors
Correct. We are only talking about smoke detectors. Although the word "only" sort of prevented me from taking this answer choice.

(D) the risk of fire is not as great in private houses as it is in apartments
This was a trick answer. But we are not talking about risk of fire.. we are only talking about smoke detectors.

(E) the rate of death by fire is unusually high in the city in question
Wrong. WE re not talking about this.