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@Oblivion I made the same error. Yes, I think that's right -- if the second statement had said "commercial airline pilots" instead of people, you could draw the conclusion that commercial airline pilots -m> enjoy flying.
Tiger: Not all fruits can be eaten in the form that they are harvested. For example, pineapples have a spiky exterior and must be sliced before consuming.
Disney: Having big lips is considered attractive. Many people with big lips receive botox injections to achieve this look. Other people have had big lips their whole life because of genetics. Sarah has big lips and has never received botox injections. Therefore, she must have big lips because of genetics.
Detective: Jordan lives alone. The sink is empty and the dishwasher is running a cycle. Jordan's hands are pruny as usually happens after he loads the dishwasher. Jordan must have loaded the dishwasher.
A trick that may work for people is thinking about this chronologically/left-to-right.
If A > B, then A has to be true before we can conclude that B is true.
If A is false, who knows anything about B. We haven't gotten there yet.
If B is true, great, but we haven't heard about A. We don't know anything about A.