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1)Tanya is older than Eric. 2)Cliff is older than Tanya. 3)Eric is older than Cliff. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

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From statements 1 and 2: Cliff is older than Tanya, and Tanya is older than Eric. This gives us Cliff > Tanya > Eric. Statement 3 claims Eric is older than Cliff, which directly contradicts the logical chain. Therefore, statement 3 must be False. This tests basic transitive reasoning.

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