Foul tip

[rwest]

Originally Posted by Dakota

No, that's why a and b contain superflouous information. The question does not ask "Which give information, all of which you must consider, on a foul tip." If says "Which answers are correct."

A car is speeding if it is exceeding the speed limit and it is red.

Is that a correct statement?

As I said above, this is a classic umpire exam poorly written question. You have to guess what the question really is asking, instead of simply what it did ask.

No, that's not a correct statement. Your statement indicates that speeding requires going over the speed limit AND that the car be red. AND means both must be true for the statement to be true. Simple boolean algebra.

Now the statement's that Irish offered were incorrect because they placed conditions that are not part of the definition of a foul tip.

Consider this answer from Irish's original list....

That is a foul tip when caught if the ball never rises on its way from the bat to the catcher’s glove.

If this is a true statement then it will always be true. What if the ball does rise on its way to the catcher's glove? Is it still a foul tip? Yes. Therefore, A is incorrect.