Unit 12 · Multi-Step Conditional Reasoning

Four Parrots — Peas and Apples Chain

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Four parrots, three rules about what they eat. Which conclusion must follow? Three of the options commit the inverse or converse fallacy. Only one chains two contrapositives correctly.

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0:00Introduction
0:21Question
1:10Strategy
1:55Step 1: Rules and contrapositives
2:32Step 2: Chain two contrapositives
3:00Step 3: Test each option
3:34Correct answer

Question

A bird sanctuary has four parrots: Cliff, Echo, Muse, and Sky. Staff at the sanctuary are keeping track of the treats the parrots like to eat.

They have found that if a parrot eats apples, it also eats carrots. If a parrot eats carrots, it also eats melons. No parrot that eats carrots also eats peas.

Based on the above information, which one of the following must be true?

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