If one variable A falls as the other variable B falls,then a line generated by putting variable A on the x-axis and variable B on the y-axis should be upward sloping.

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When a line generated by putting variable A on the x-axis and variable B on the y-axis is upward sloping, it means that as A increases, B also increases. Therefore, if A falls as B falls, then the line would be downward sloping, which is the opposite of an upward sloping line. Therefore, the statement is false, and the answer is B.

If One Variable a Falls as the Other Variable B