JUPEBUse of EnglishLogical Reasoning

Which statement directly contradicts the claim that all the invigilators were present at the examination hall?

ASome of the invigilators were present.
BAt least one invigilator was absent.CORRECT
CMost of the invigilators were present.
DAll the invigilators were absent.
AI
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
To contradict 'all were present' one needs only a single exception, so the exact contradiction is that at least one was absent. Saying all were absent is stronger than necessary and could be false while the original claim is also false. The statements that most or some were present are compatible with the original claim, so they do not contradict it.
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