If the statement Some athletes are kind human beings is given as true, then which of the following statements can be immediately inferred to be false?

ASome athletes are not kind human beings

BAll athletes are kind human beings

CNo athletes are kind human beings ✓ Correct

DSome kind human beings are athletes

Correct answer: (C) No athletes are kind human beings

Explanation

The proposition No athletes are kind human beings must be false.

The given truth is the I proposition Some athletes are kind human beings.

Its contradictory is the E proposition No athletes are kind human beings.

Since contradictories take opposite truth values, a true I makes the E false.

Hence No athletes are kind human beings is inferred to be false.

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