To answer this question, we need to analyze the given statements.
Statement 1: "I'm short."
Statement 2: "All short ones are funny."
Statement 3: "Almost all bad ones are serious."
Statement 4: "No serious one is funny."
The question asks whether a bad one can be short.
Let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:
Option A) NO - This option is incorrect. The given statements do not provide any information about whether a bad one can be short or not.
Option B) YES - This option is correct. According to statement 3, almost all bad ones are serious, but not all of them. Therefore, there can be bad ones that are short.
Option C) Only if he is funny - This option is incorrect. The given statements do not mention anything about the condition of being funny or not in relation to a bad one being short.
Option D) Only if he is serious - This option is incorrect. According to statement 4, no serious one is funny. However, this does not imply that a bad one must be serious in order to be short.
The correct answer is B) YES. This option is correct because statement 3 allows for the possibility of bad ones being short.