`Where there is poverty, there are always thieves.
' Which of the following statements, if true, would show that the above statement is false?

America is a rich country and there are thieves in America.

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Bhutan is a poor country and there are no thieves in Bhutan.

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Bangladesh is a poor country and there are many thieves in Bangladesh.

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Nepal is a rich country and there are no thieves in Nepal.

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Solution

The correct option is B Bhutan is a poor country and there are no thieves in Bhutan.
Here , 'poverty ' is cause and 'thieves' is the effect. Therefore, to make this argument false we have to show that at time poverty does not leads to thieves.Option (b) shown that even if there is poverty in Bhutan there are no thieves.

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`Where there is poverty, there are always thieves.' Which of the following statements, if true, would show that the above statement is false?

`Where there is poverty, there are always thieves.
' Which of the following statements, if true, would show that the above statement is false?