Discussion
Consider the following statements relating to the level of poker play of four players P, Q, R and S.
I. P always beats Q
II. R always beats S
III. S loses to P only sometimes
IV. R always loses to Q
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements?
(i) P is likely to beat all the three other players
(ii) S is the absolute worst player in the set
Answer: D
Neither can be inferred, so the answer is neither (i) nor (ii).
From the statements: P always beats Q, Q always beats R, and R always beats S. P beats S only sometimes, so S sometimes beats P.
(i) is not certain: P always beats Q, but nothing says P ever plays R or how often P beats R, and P loses to S part of the time, so 'likely to beat all three' is not established. (ii) is not certain either: S always loses to R, but S sometimes beats P, who always beats Q, so S is not simply the worst player. The chain of 'always' results is broken by statement III, which is the point of the question.
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