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If "Must be" is negated in a logical reasoning context, what does it suggest?

May be

Negating "Must be" in a logical reasoning context suggests "May be." When we negate a statement that includes certainty or necessity, it opens up the possibility for other alternatives or scenarios. In this case, if something must be true or must happen, negating that certainty indicates that it is not a requirement and other options are now possible. The term "May be" captures this sense of removing the constraint of necessity or certainty imposed by the phrase "Must be."

In contrast, the other options can be eliminated for the following reasons:

- "Always" is too strong and does not capture the idea of introducing possibility.

- "Impossibility" is the opposite extreme and does not align with the concept of negating "Must be."

- "Not Required" is close in meaning to the correct answer but lacks the specificity of the shift from certainty to possibility that "May be" conveys.

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