'All students are not geniuses.' Which of the following conveys the same meaning?
AMany students are not geniuses ✓ Correct
BAll geniuses are students
CNo student is a genius
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (A) Many students are not geniuses
Explanation
The same meaning is that many, that is some, students are not geniuses.
'All students are not geniuses' in ordinary use means 'not all students are geniuses'.
That is, it denies the universal claim, leaving some students who are not geniuses.
It does not assert that no student at all is a genius.
So the equivalent reading is that some students fail to be geniuses.
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