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Originally posted by WestMichBlue
What is your problem? They are both true. NFHS tests are basically created by some numbskull copying test straight out of the rule book.
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I have no problem with your characterization of the person making up the test. Logic was not his strong suit.
In your rule cites, you left out the qualifiers that makes the statements false. Not to sound Clintonesque, but "is" means "is" in a logical, true/false context. It does not mean "sometimes." 8-8-6 goes on to say,
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...and the runner could not avoid contact with the ball...
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Therefore, the statement in the question is false. The runner "is not out"
unless the runner could have avoided the contact with the ball, in which case the runner MAY BE out. If the runner may be out, then the statement that the runner is not out is false.
As I said, I knew the answer they wanted was true. I was just too stubborn (no surprise to you, WMB
) to click on TRUE when the statement was logically and by rule FALSE. I knew I was giving up two questions.
The rule cite for #11 contains a similar "unless" and is similarly false as written.