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> 1. Julia has two sisters. That means there are three girls in total (Julia + two more).

False. Julie could be the name of a boy.

> 2. Julia also has one brother, named Martin.

OK

> 3. Altogether, there are four siblings: three girls and one boy (Martin).

Where did you identify the third girl?

> 4. From Martin’s perspective, his sisters are all three of the girls (Julia and her two sisters).

Here's where the answer comes from (Julia and her two sisters).

More directly: "How many sisters does her brother Martin have?"

> 5. Therefore, Martin has three sisters.

OK.

So the reasoning might have come to the "right" answer but the way it arrived at the answer was incorrect.




(derp, I just now realized this is in the wrong post and meant to post it here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43439186 )




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