Question

The waiter told Janis that the cake has fewer carbohydrates (carbs) than the pie, and that the pudding has more carbs than the pie. What relational responses are combinatorially entailed and likely to be reinforced in this context?

Answer 1

The waiter told Janis that the cake has fewer carbs than the pie, and that the pie has fewer carbs than the pudding. Janis can associate both messages and infer that the cake has fewer carbohydrates than the pudding without the waiter explicitly telling her that.

A (cake) < B (pie)

B < C (pudding)

therefore,

A < C