Four cards lie on a table. Each card has a number printed on one side and a colour on the other. The faces visible on the cards are 2, 3, red, and blue. Proposition: If a card has an even value on one side, then its opposite face is red.
2, blue
Turn over 2 to check that its other face is red, and blue to ensure its other face is not even. An odd-numbered card or a red card cannot contradict the one-way rule.
What word can be used in place of the blank space given in the passage?
Which of these words is closest in meaning to the word rattled?