Which statements are true about sketches?

Which statements are true about sketches?

• A. Neither statement is true
• B. Both statements are true
• C. Only the first statement is true
• D. Only the second statement is true

Answer: (A)

This question is testing how to handle self-referential statements about truth. When two statements talk about which of them is true, many simple ways of assigning truth values run into contradictions. If you try to make one statement true, it often forces the other into a status that conflicts with its own content; if you try to make both true, you also hit a contradiction. The only consistent way to satisfy the setup is to treat both statements as not true. In that situation, both are false, and the claim “neither statement is true” becomes true. So the option that says neither statement is true best fits a consistent, non-contradictory assignment of truth values in this self-referential setup.

This question is testing how to handle self-referential statements about truth. When two statements talk about which of them is true, many simple ways of assigning truth values run into contradictions. If you try to make one statement true, it often forces the other into a status that conflicts with its own content; if you try to make both true, you also hit a contradiction. The only consistent way to satisfy the setup is to treat both statements as not true. In that situation, both are false, and the claim “neither statement is true” becomes true. So the option that says neither statement is true best fits a consistent, non-contradictory assignment of truth values in this self-referential setup.