Cannot be determined - there is nothing in the question to indicate whether any of the three are people.
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it doesnt state if anne is married, it doesnt state whether anne, jack or andyw are people, in theory you could also argue that the question is irrelevant to the previous statement i.e is a married person looking at an unmarried person? yes, somewhere in the world they are, it doesn't state whether the question relates to the previous statement.. too ambigious .. failThe proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek PointsComment
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Originally posted by chef View Postit doesnt state if anne is married, it doesnt state whether anne, jack or andyw are people, in theory you could also argue that the question is irrelevant to the previous statement i.e is a married person looking at an unmarried person? yes, somewhere in the world they are, it doesn't state whether the question relates to the previous statement.. too ambigious .. fail
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Erm, I assumed they were people. And Anne's state is either unmarried or married. With these assumptions the answer has to be yes. Now that I've thought about it.
However, I did check the 'cannot be determined' option at first. So, FAIL, followed by 'doh', followed by a moment of clarity.
The answer is definitely 'yes'.
Edit: Thinking about this some more though, the way in which the question is worded lends itself to a 'cannot be determined' answer. You have to apply assumptions to reach a 'yes'.Last edited by realityhack; 6 November 2009, 10:34.Comment
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Ditto.Originally posted by realityhack View PostErm, I assumed they were people. And Anne's state is either unmarried or married. With these assumptions the answer has to be yes. Now that I've thought about it.
However, I did check the 'cannot be determined' option at first. So, FAIL, followed by 'doh', followed by a moment of clarity.
The answer is definitely 'yes'.Comment
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Not true. The answer could be No.
depending on which way they are facing
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It could be 'no' and 'yes' simultaneously.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostNot true. The answer could be No.
depending on which way they are facing

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