Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
Which one of the following statements is completely self-contradictory?
AHe had been a bachelor, but he married recently
BHe is a bachelor, but he married recently ✓ Correct
CWhen he married, he was not a bachelor
DWhen he was a bachelor, he was not married
Correct answer: (B) He is a bachelor, but he married recently — 'He is a bachelor, but he married recently' is self-contradictory, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★'He is a bachelor, but he married recently' is self-contradictory, so that is the answer.
★A bachelor is by definition an unmarried man.
★To be a bachelor now yet married now cannot both hold together.
★So the statement asserts and denies the same thing at once.
★The other options separate the states in time, so they are consistent.
★So the answer is 'He is a bachelor, but he married recently'.
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