练习题 · 英文原题 · SEL-TS-TST-04
At the school cross-country carnival, every student who finishes the course is given a ribbon.
Ji-woo says: "Tama has a ribbon, so he must have finished the course."
Hannah says: "Lucy was not given a ribbon, so she did not finish the course."
If the information in bold is true, whose reasoning is correct?
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答案: B
Answer: B (Hannah only)
- The rule says that finishing the course is enough to get a ribbon. It does not say finishing is the only way to get one.
- Ji-woo: Tama might have been given his ribbon for some other reason, so we cannot be sure he finished. Ji-woo's reasoning is not correct.
- Hannah: if Lucy had finished, she would have been given a ribbon. She was not, so she cannot have finished. Hannah's reasoning is correct.
Why the other options are wrong
- A (Ji-woo only): Ji-woo turns the rule around: it says finishers get ribbons, not that only finishers get them.
- C (Both Ji-woo and Hannah): Hannah is right, but Ji-woo's reasoning turns the rule around, so it is not both.
- D (Neither Ji-woo nor Hannah): Hannah's reasoning does follow, because anyone who finished would have a ribbon and Lucy has none.
