In City Cyclemania, all the bicycles were painted black.

Question

Which of the following can properly be inferred from the statement above?

A. In City Cyclemania, if there is an item which is black, it must be a bicycle.

B. If a bicycle is not a bicycle from City Cyclemania, then it is not black.

C. If an item from City Cyclemania is not black, then it cannot be a bicycle.

D. Bicycles are painted black to help prevent thefts.

E. The city believes that a uniform color for bicycles looks good.

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AbhinavShah14 · Answer

A. There can be other items, other than bicycles, that could be Black in color.   Incorrect  
B. There can be bicycles from other cities, which are in City Cyclemania, which can be black.   Incorrect  
C. All bicycles are painted black, it is not a bicycle if it ain't black.   Correct  
D. It isn't written anywhere the cause of painting the bicycles black.   Incorrect/Irrelevant  
E. Again, it is not written anywhere.   Incorrect/Irrelevant

VivekSri · Answer

OA is C

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

In City Cyclemania, all the bicycles were painted black.

Which of the following can properly be inferred from the statement above?

A. In City Cyclemania, if there is an item which is black, it must be a bicycle.

Incorrect.

This is an Inference question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a conclusion stemming from those premises.

Premise A: All the bicycles in Cyclemania were painted black.
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Conclusion: ?

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.

B. If a bicycle is not a bicycle from City Cyclemania, then it is not black.

Incorrect.

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.

C. If an item from City Cyclemania is not black, then it cannot be a bicycle.

We know that all bicycles in Cyclemania were painted black, therefore a non-black item cannot be a bicycle.

D. Bicycles are painted black to help prevent thefts.

Incorrect.

This is an Inference question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a conclusion stemming from those premises.

Premise A: All the bicycles in Cyclemania were painted black.
 =
Conclusion: ?

This answer choice strays too far from the premise as we know nothing about the reasons for the bikes being painted black.

E. The city believes that a uniform color for bicycles looks good.

Incorrect.

This answer choice strays too far from the premise as we know nothing about the reasons for the bikes being painted black.

In City Cyclemania, all the bicycles were painted black.

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