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The following question has a set of three statements. Each statement can be classified as one of the following:
(i) Facts, which deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or verification (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'F').
(ii) Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'I').
(iii) Judgements, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations and occurrences in the past, the present or the future (the answer option indicates such a statement with a 'J').
Identify the Fact(F), Judgement(J) and Inference(I) from the given sentences.
1. Weather forecast says 80% chance of thunderstorms, It’s a good idea to bring an umbrella.
2. My throat is sore and my nose is running, I have probably caught a cold.
3. There are over 40 million volumes in the university library, they probably have a copy of the famous book ‘Savitri’.
All three sentences are inferences as they draw conclusions based on available information.
Statement 1: It is given that the weather forecast has given an 80% chance of thunderstorms. Based on this information, it is concluded to be a good idea to carry an umbrella.
Statement 2: The throat of the person is sore and their nose is running. Based on these symptoms, they are inferring that they might have a cold.
Statement 3: It is known that there are over 40million volumes in the university library. Based on this it is inferred that the library may also have a copy of the book "Savitri".
Hence, the answer is option B.
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