An example of a counterfactual reasoning problem is the following:

A. If all fire trucks are red, and my truck is red, then my truck is a fire truck.
B. If I had decided to become a firefighter instead of professor, then I would be in better physical conditioning.
C. If there are five firefighters and seven police officers in a room and two people walk out of the room, what is the probability that one is a firefighter and the other is a police officer?
D. Firefighter is to water hose as police officer is to __________?


Answer: B

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