In a shared house, Sylvester placed a delicious chocolate cake in the fridge and then left for work, telling his roommate Zephyr about it. Zephyr saw the cake, decided not to eat it, but didn't tell their other roommate, Octavia, about it. Later, Octavia went to grab a snack from the fridge and found the cake. She figured it was a treat from her thoughtful roommates and consumed half of it. When Sylvester comes home first, he finds the cake half-eaten. Who does he think ate the cake?
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Sylvester would likely assume that Zephyr ate the cake, as he told Zephyr about it but not Octavia. Sylvester has no knowledge of Octavia being aware of the cake's presence in the fridge, and his past information is limited to his interaction with Zephyr. Without any new information or evidence to suggest otherwise, Sylvester would reasonably use this available information to make his judgment. Therefore, based on what Sylvester knows, he has no reason to believe that Octavia is aware of the cake; hence, he shouldn't suspect her. His assumption is based on his belief that only Sylvester and Zephyr were aware of the cake.