I think you’re confused about what inclusive and exclusive OR are. They both generally refer to boolean operators (ie, the answer must be yes or no).
If I interpret the question as inclusive OR, then I should answer yes if and only if I believe that cables should come either with a monitor or gpu or both.
If I interpret it as an exclusive OR, then I should answer yes if and only if I believe that they should come with a monitor or gpu, but not both.
Your examples have nothing to do with inclusive vs exclusive OR.
The concept of “inclusive or” in language is a bit different than that used in boolean logic.
The simple case is:
“would you like chips or salad?” “Yes.”
Vs
“Would you like chips or salad?” “chips”.
In this case, it’s unclear whether the question is:
“should a video card or monitor come with a cable?” “Yes”
Vs
“Should a video card or monitor come with a cable?” “Monitor”.
The two examples I wrote were attempts to reframe the question in two different ways to avoid that ambiguity.
As you pointed out however, OP wrote the question backwards, in a way that could be interpreted in a third manner, where buying a cable includes a video card or a monitor.
I think you’re confused about what inclusive and exclusive OR are. They both generally refer to boolean operators (ie, the answer must be yes or no).
If I interpret the question as inclusive OR, then I should answer yes if and only if I believe that cables should come either with a monitor or gpu or both.
If I interpret it as an exclusive OR, then I should answer yes if and only if I believe that they should come with a monitor or gpu, but not both.
Your examples have nothing to do with inclusive vs exclusive OR.
The concept of “inclusive or” in language is a bit different than that used in boolean logic.
The simple case is: “would you like chips or salad?” “Yes.” Vs “Would you like chips or salad?” “chips”.
In this case, it’s unclear whether the question is: “should a video card or monitor come with a cable?” “Yes” Vs “Should a video card or monitor come with a cable?” “Monitor”.
The two examples I wrote were attempts to reframe the question in two different ways to avoid that ambiguity.
As you pointed out however, OP wrote the question backwards, in a way that could be interpreted in a third manner, where buying a cable includes a video card or a monitor.