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Does the above kind of question, usually found on IQ tests, confuse you? It confused me too, at first, until I realized the answer.

The answer is, "Impossible to tell."

Why? I'll give you a few examples.

Monkies (A) are Primates (B). Primates (B) are Animals (C). Monkeys (A) are Animals (C). In this case, A does equal C.

However, this isn't always the case.

The Johnsons (A) are a nuclear family. That means, their family consists of a husband, a wife, and 2.5 children. Anyhow, the Johnsons (A) are a Nuclear Family (B). Nuclear Families (B) are Common (C). However, the Johnsons (A) are not Common (C), because there's only one Johnson family. In this case, A does NOT equal C.

Another example:

Chris Rock (A) claims to be a comedian. Comedians (B) are Funny (C). However, Chris Rock (A) is not Funny (C).

monkeys ARE animals
claiming to be a comedian is different from being a comedian
the type of family 'the johnsons' is common though which is explicitely implied by the question
however i understand ur point. it holds for a few examples IRL but in maths A really does equal C (otherwise how the hell would partial fractions work! :))

as a question. the answer is yes. if you start putting theoretical examples to it many of the answers are no.

well, depends how you define the relation =. If = is the common mathematical use of =, namely, the identity relation, then it is true. But there are plenty of relations out there that does not satisfy the transitive property (if a relates to b, and b relates to c, then a relates to c).

Well, uh... really I just wanted to make fun of Chris Rock.

I'm sorry, it's late at night here, so I'm really not thinking properly. Who's Chris Rock? (I'm culturally, er.... uninformed.....)

If all comedians are funny and Chris Rock is a comedian then chris rock is funny. You are misusing the = sign by defining it with a linguistic definition. "are" and "equals" are not the same. Nuclear familes cannot = common, the might "be" common and they "are common" but common is a trait of the nuclear family object, not an object that you can compare them against.

a triple line equals sign means 'identically equal to' the standard double line simply means 'equal to'

Yeah, that's true. Shouldn't have called = the identity relation...

as far as math goes(not trig, not topography, not geometry even)... if a=b and b=c then 0=b-a and 0=b-c therefore b-a=b-c therefore a=c... in formal logic... aka talking/arguing... IF a=b AND b=c THEN a doesn't neccessarily equal c... like you say, because a=b is true and b=c is true doesn't mean a=c is true... like you say... joe is ugly, ugly is an ajective but joe is not an adjective... a=b b=c a!=c...