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John has invited 20 friends from school to his birthday party. Even though all children in John's country invite their siblings to their birthday party, no brother or sister of John's will be attending.
Which of the following, if true, would most contribute to an explanation of the facts above?
A. John has invited only his closest friends.
B. John's father has an important meeting at work, and so cannot attend the party.
C. John is an only child.
D. John wasn't sure whether he wanted a birthday party and he had to be convinced to have a party by his parents.
E. The party will take place on the first day of school, in the afternoon.
Which of the following, if true, would most contribute to an explanation of the facts above?
A. John has invited only his closest friends.
B. John's father has an important meeting at work, and so cannot attend the party.
C. John is an only child.
D. John wasn't sure whether he wanted a birthday party and he had to be convinced to have a party by his parents.
E. The party will take place on the first day of school, in the afternoon.
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John has invited 20 friends from school to his birthday party. Even though all children in John's country invite their siblings to their birthday party, no brother or sister of John's will be attending.
A. John has invited only his closest friends. This still doesn't explain why his siblings won't be attending
B. John's father has an important meeting at work, and so cannot attend the party. [color=#e82a1f]This still doesn't explain why his siblings won't be attending[/color]
C. John is an only child. This makes sense, he doesn't have siblings, so they won't attend
D. John wasn't sure whether he wanted a birthday party and he had to be convinced to have a party by his parents. [color=#e82a1f]This still doesn't explain why his siblings won't be attending[/color]
E. The party will take place on the first day of school, in the afternoon. [color=#e82a1f]This still doesn't explain why his siblings won't be attending[/color]
A. John has invited only his closest friends. This still doesn't explain why his siblings won't be attending
B. John's father has an important meeting at work, and so cannot attend the party. [color=#e82a1f]This still doesn't explain why his siblings won't be attending[/color]
C. John is an only child. This makes sense, he doesn't have siblings, so they won't attend
D. John wasn't sure whether he wanted a birthday party and he had to be convinced to have a party by his parents. [color=#e82a1f]This still doesn't explain why his siblings won't be attending[/color]
E. The party will take place on the first day of school, in the afternoon. [color=#e82a1f]This still doesn't explain why his siblings won't be attending[/color]
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
John has invited 20 friends from school to his birthday party. Even though all children in John's country invite their siblings to their birthday party, no brother or sister of John's will be attending.
Which of the following, if true, would most contribute to an explanation of the facts above?
A. John has invited only his closest friends.
Incorrect.
This is a Paradox question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a new premise which best resolves the apparent discrepancy between the existing premises:
Premise A: John has invited 20 friends from school to his birthday party.
Premise B: All children in John's country invite their brothers and sisters to their birthday party.
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Premise C: No brother or sister of John's will be there.
Resolving Premise: ?
The fact that only John's closest friends were invited still doesn't explain why John's siblings will not be there, even though it is customary to invite one's brothers and sisters to one's birthday.
B. John's father has an important meeting at work, and so cannot attend the party.
Incorrect.
The fact that John's father cannot come does not explain why John's brothers and sisters will not be there.
C. John is an only child.
If John doesn't have any brothers or sisters, there is absolutely no way they can come. This answer choice effectively resolves the paradox between the premises.
D. John wasn't sure whether he wanted a birthday party and he had to be convinced to have a party by his parents.
Incorrect.
This is a Paradox question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a new premise which best resolves the apparent discrepancy between the existing premises:
Premise A: John has invited 20 friends from school to his birthday party.
Premise B: All children in John's country invite their brothers and sisters to their birthday party.
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Premise C: No brother or sister of John's will be there.
Resolving Premise: ?
John's reluctance does not resolve the paradox: if everyone invites their brothers and sisters to their birthday party, why wouldn't John's brothers and sisters be there?
E. The party will take place on the first day of school, in the afternoon.
Incorrect.
The date chosen for the party does not, in itself, explain why John's brothers and sisters won't be there.
